Oil Free Asparagus Pasta Salad
This pasta salad is oil free, vegan, and full of flavor! Made with a creamy tahini dressing and classic penne pasta with options to make it gluten free!
Ingredients
Pasta
- 16 oz Penne Pasta or pasta of choice
- 1 C Asparagus chopped, ends trimmed
- 1/2 C Sun Dried Tomatoes
- 1/2 Small Red Onion diced
- 1 Small Bunch of Parsley chopped, optional
Dressing
- 1/3 C Tahini
- 3 tbsp Lemon Juice or juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Maple Syrup
- 1/3 C Water
Instructions
- Start by cooking the pasta according to package instructions
- While the pasta is cooking, chop and dice the asparagus, parsley, and red onion
- Add the asparagus to the pasta 5 min before it finishes cooking and allow it to cook with the pasta
- Make the dressing by mixing all of the ingredients
- Once the pasta is finished cooking, remove from heat, drain, and rinse with cold water
- Add the remaining ingredients along with the dressing and stir until everything is well combined