Excerpt from the book, Plant-Based on a Budget: Just like the name says, this Summer Pasta Salad is one of my favorite dishes to share in a group setting, and it holds up through transportation and hot weather. It’s packed with flavor, it’s customizable, and no one thinks twice about the fact that it’s vegan.
From Plant-Based on a Budget: We can’t have enough of this delicious and fresh Summer Pasta Salad. It’s one of the easiest and most versatile recipes out there and very budget-friendly. You can add any veggies, beans, or herbs you like and it will probably taste amazing.
Pasta salad is the most classic “bring along” potluck dish and it makes sense since it’s so easy to prepare and it keeps so well for hours. Actually, it is a known fact (a proven science!) that pasta salad tastes much better the morning after or a few hours after being prepared. The flavors blend and the veggies lose some of their juices creating a super moist and flavorful dish. So remember this the next time you are thinking of preparing your Summer Pasta Salad right before lunch or picnic. Give it a couple of hours if you’d like to intensify the flavors.
If you’re looking for super-easy recipes to batch cook for the week ahead, this Summer Pasta Salad is an amazing idea! You can prepare a big amount and parcel it for the days ahead and even add a few things to switch it up on a few of the meals.
For example, adding some last-minute avocado chunks can take this fantastic salad to a whole new level and make it a more complete meal. What are your favorite pasta salad add ons? Let us know in the comments!
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Photos by Alfonso Revilla
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