Vegan Creamy Pasta Salad
This Vegan Creamy Pasta Salad is packed full of veggies in a mayonnaise based dressing. It’s perfect for lunch! Get the recipe below.
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Pasta salad
Pasta salads make the perfect lunch. They are filling so you don’t feel hungry throughout the afternoon and can be packed full of nutritious veggies.
For these reasons pasta salads are some of my favourite, go to recipes.
What I particularly like about this recipe is that you can make it ahead so it’s ready when you need it. You can easily prep it the night before then take it to school, university or work. It will also last in the fridge for a day or two so you can prep a big batch in advance.
How to make this creamy pasta salad
Making this salad couldn’t be easier. Other than the pasta all of the ingredients are raw.
Simply cook your pasta according to the instructions on the packet then leave to cool. You can accelerate this by running it under cool water but if you do so be careful to make sure it’s dry before mixing with the dressing – otherwise it will make it too thin to cling to the pasta.
The veggies are all chopped nice and fine so that you can get a few of them in every bite.
Once you’ve combined the veggies and the pasta simply stir through the mayonnaise with a squirt of lemon juice and season well.
If you want to take this recipe to the next level, why not make your own vegan mayonnaise. Find out how to here.
The recipe
Vegan Creamy Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 150 grams pasta
- 0.5 red onion
- 1 red pepper
- 165 g tinned sweetcorn drained weight
- 3 inch cucumber
- 4 chestnut mushrooms
- 4 tbsp vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the packet's instructions (usually 10 – 15 minutes).
- While the pasta cooks dice the vegetables except the mushrooms which should be thinly sliced.
- Drain the pasta and leave to cool once cooked.
- Once the pasta is cool combine all of the ingredients and stir well until the mayonnaise is coating all of the pasta and vegetables.
- Serve cold.
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