The ingredients for Pasta Salad are limited only by your imagination. Think of it as a canvas to which you add all kinds of colors and tastes. Here are the basics.
Ready in 40 minutes
Serves 8 people
Purposefully Plant-Based
Ingredients
- Any kind of pasta (12 ounces is good), cooked and drained
- One 15 ounce can of garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained (or other kind of beans, such as black or red beans)
- Peppers (any color)
- Cucumber
- Cherry tomatoes (whole)
- Garlic
- Red onion
- Spinach
- Sugar snap peas
- Carrots
- Yellow squash
- Zucchini
- Kale
- Kohlrabi, salad turnips, or any other vegetables!
- Corn bread, rice crackers, corn chips or other whole grain to serve with the salad
Steps
- Combine all ingredients.
- Add any kind of homemade or bottled salad dressing, such as Italian or balsamic.
- Serve with any whole grain chips, etc., on the side.
- Enjoy!
Tips
Try any other additions that you like– sliced almonds or other nuts, sliced black olives, roasted sunflower seeds, or anything else you have on hand.
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