Pasta Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Quick, fresh and easy gluten-free pasta salad recipe
Servings: 3 to 4 servings
Ingredients
Pasta Salad:
- 2 cups uncooked gluten-free pasta of choice I used Rotini
- 1 cup shelled peas I used frozen
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1-1/2 cups shredded carrot
- ¼ red onion thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup lemon poppy seed dressing recipe below
- sea salt
Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive grapeseed, or avocado oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 clove large garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or agave nectar*
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
Prepare the Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing:
- Add all of the ingredients for the dressing to a small blender and blend until completely smooth. Set aside until ready to use.
Prepare the Pasta:
- Cook pasta according to package instructions (I typically cook mine a couple minutes less than specified on the package because I like my pasta al dente). Once cooked, strain pasta and run lukewarm water over it. Allow pasta to cool.
- Add pasta and remaining ingredients for the salad to a large serving bowl. drizzle in 1/3 cup of the lemon poppy seed dressing (reserving the rest for future salads), and toss until everything is coated. Taste salad for flavor and add sea salt and/or more dressing to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
*You can replace the maple syrup with honey if you're fine with the recipe not being vegan.