Hi everyone!
I hope you are all having a great week. I am here to make your week even better because I have an INCREDIBLE new recipe for homemade vegan pasta salad that I cannot wait to share with my HealthyGirl Kitchen audience.
It’s truly one of the most delicious pasta recipes I’ve ever made – I am in love! The best part about it is that it’s 100% plant-based, oil-free, and gluten-free optional.
Note: If you’d like to make it gluten-free just use gluten-free noodles.
Josie’s Organics
I used romaine for my homemade vegan pasta salad from Josie’s Organics, an amazing all organic company that grows their produce in the fertile California Valley.
Their family farming business dates back to the 1920’s, when two young Swiss immigrants, Sebastian and Josie Braga decided to start growing beets, tomatoes, onions, hay and corn.
Today, three generations later, the organic family farming tradition is being kept alive! Josie’s Organics harvests over 25 varieties of USDA certified organic veggies.
I love their produce and use it every day.
If I see Josie’s Organics in the grocery store, I snatch it up real quick because it’s truly such fresh produce. You can find their produce at stores like Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Sprouts and many more.
Josie’s Organics doesn’t use any synthetic fertilizers or pesticides on their farms. This is so important!
Be sure to look out for Josie’s Organics in your local store! Use their store locator here!
You will be pleased to find that this recipe is super easy. Basically you’re making pasta, combining it with a ton of veggies and chickpeas, then tossing it in a dressing you’ll whip up in the blender.
This homemade vegan pasta salad is:
Savory
Creamy
Crunchy
Perfectly salted
Mouth-watering
Nutritious
Healthy
Honestly, I am not a huge fan of regular pasta salad due to the gloppy mayonaise. My spin on a traditional pasta salad is accompanied with a light, creamy, hemp seed ranch dressing that’s to die for. You’ll be begging for me.
Questions:
Can I use gluten-free pasta? Yes! Definitely. I recommend shorter noodles for this recipe though but feel free to use a gluten-free variety.
Is there a substitute for hemp seeds? Sure – try pine nuts, cashews, or blanched almonds instead.
Does this make good leftovers? Omg yes! The leftovers are delicious. I can’t wait for you guys to try this. Enjoy it cold the next day.
What other veggies would be good this homemade vegan pasta salad? Adding cucumbers or some peppers would be perfect.
Can I use white beans instead of chickpeas? You sure can.
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Homemade Vegan Pasta Salad (oil-free)
the ingredients
- 8 oz pasta of choice I used whole wheat rotini
- 1.5 cups halved cherry tomatoes
- 1.5 cups chopped celery
- 1 15 oz can chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped
Hemp Seed Ranch
- 1/2 cup hemp seeds
- 3/4 cup water
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp salt
instructions
- Cook your pasta.
- Prep the veggies - chop the celery, halve the cherry tomatoes and chop the fresh dill. Rinse and drain the chickpeas.
- To make the hemp seed ranch, blend all the ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.
- Strain the pasta and add into a large mixing bowl. Toss with the dressing, veggies and chickpeas. Garnish with fresh dill.
- Serve and enjoy!
This post is sponsored by Josie’s Organics. I am so honored to partner with such an amazing organic produce company.
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In good health,
Danielle
I just made this tonight and WOW! Your photo looked good, but this is out of this world! It’s now in my regular summer rotation. So easy too!
You made my day! So glad you loved it
How many servings does this make?
6-8!
such a perfect blend of flavors!
I sub’d raw cashew for the hemp seeds, used 1 large clove of garlic instead of the garlic powder, and added red onion (finely diced) a chopped cucumber and yellow bell pepper, chopped. So delicious!
This is a delicious recipe. Thank you!,
I make this recipe almost weekly. It is so delicious!! I use navy beans but otherwise make no changes, because it’s perfect. Thank you!!
Delicious and perfect for potlucks!
I would really love to eat this, but I see that calories/macros are never included in your recipes. As someone who’s on a diet and is just overall very conscious about their health in general, this information would be incredibly helpful. Thank you.
I admit it: I am shocked at how good this is. I used hemp hearts (maybe that’s the same as hemp seeds) because that was all the grocery stores in Nova Scotia had. used a 19 ounce can chickpeas, and added some red onion. Wow, so so yummy.
I’m going to a brunch, can I make this a day in advance? It looks delicious!
Yes!
Oh. My. Gosh!!! This is amazing!!! Even my meat eating, picky, standard American diet following Mother LOVED it! She was shocked that something plant-based and so healthy was THIS good. I’m taking it to a 4th of July party and can’t wait for everyone to try it.
This is the BOMB!! Best vegan oil-free ranch ever! Easy, quick, beautiful & scrumptious! Total winner here. This is going to bevin my regular rotation!!