Description
The Green Goddess Pasta Salad You’ll Make All Spring (and Summer) Long.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 bunch basil
- handful of any other soft herbs you like (chives, green onions, parsley, cilantro, etc.)
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (I ended up adding a little more to make it more vinegary but start here and adjust!)
- juice of 1 1/2 lemons
- big squeeze of honey (use vegan alternative sweetener to keep vegan)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1–2 tbsp of water to thin the dressing as needed
- 8oz fresh spinach
- 16oz pasta (two servings of any shape you like)
- prepped fresh vegetables: cucumbers, artichokes, avocado, peas, etc.
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and set on the stove to bring to a boil.
- While the water begins to heat up, add the nutritional yeast, basil, fresh herbs, tahini, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, honey, and salt and pepper to a blender.
- Once the water is boiling, add the spinach and blanche quickly until the leaves turn bright green. Using a spider strainer, take the spinach from the pot and run under cold water. Add the the blender. ****This step is optional. You can also just add the raw spinach to the blender as is, but I prefer blanching mine first.
- Add the pasta to the water and cook according to package instructions.
- While the pasta cooks, blend the dressing ingredients together. Taste and adjust as needed to your own liking. Set dressing aside.
- When the pasta is finished cooking, drain from water. Add half of the dressing to the pasta while it’s warm, and toss to combine. Let pasta cool to room temperature.
- While the pasta cools, prep the vegetables. Chop any veggies as needed into small cubes. Reserve part of the vegetables for topping if desired.
- When ready to assembly, add the dressed pasta to a large serving bowl. Add the vegetables and remaining dressing to the pasta and toss to combine. Top with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Either serve right away, topping with additional vegetables, or let sit in fridge until completely cold and serve. Enjoy!