Crunchy Vegan Pasta Salad

Crunchy Vegan Pasta Salad, like any other Pasta Salad, is a lazy though a flavorful dish.  This recipe, however, is more summerish and fresh. The beauty of this recipe is that you can substitute most of the ingredients with nearly any veggies you have at hand. Therefore, feel free to improvise depending on what you’ve got at hand!

It’s important to keep your pasta slightly al dente so the salad stays crunchy and solid. To make this vegan pasta salad even more colorful, choose tricolore pasta. To keep this salad gluten-free, opt for gluten-free pasta, preferably legume pasta (made from lentils, peas, beans or chickpeas) – this option would elevate the protein content of the dish.

Just throw ingredients together, add a dressing of your choice. In this case, I used homemade balsamic vinaigrette that blends all flavors together and adds a nice touch to the dish. You may choose to add herbs as well for an even fresher flavor. Bon appetit!