Delicious vegan Pasta Salad with grapes and apples
This delicious vegan pasta salad recipe with grapes and apples is a mouthwatering easy dinner or side dish. It’s fresh, summery and completely irresistible…and it’s loaded with flavours and textures. Think juicy apples, sweet juicy grapes drizzled with thyme and topped with crunchy nuts…it doesn’t get much better than this easy vegan pasta recipe. This pasta salad is a stable in my cooking repertoire. Whenever there’s a picnic, summer BBQ or even just a weekend get together this pasta salad is the recipe I turn to. Because it’s so quick and easy to make and because it’s a crowdpleaser recipe it always ends up being my go-to dish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Pasta of your choice Cooked al dente
- 1 pound Grapes Cut into halves
- 2 Apples Cut into slices
- 1 cup Arugula Salad Rinsed
- 1 Red Bell Pepper Diced
- 1 tbsp Dried Thyme
- Juice from ½ Lemon
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Dressing
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Water from the Olives
- 3 tbsp Green Pesto Vegan
Topping
- ½ cup Salted Almonds or Cashews, Walnuts or Peanuts
Instructions
- Start by drizzling the lemon juice over the apples to prevent them from going brown. Mix together until all the apples are coated in lemon juice.
- Next, add the cooked pasta to a large salad bowl and mix in the grapes, apples, peppers and arugula and mix to combine. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and season with thyme, salt and pepper.
- Gently toss to combine and add extra seasoning if needed. Top with salted roasted almonds (optional).Serve and enjoy.
Notes
this pasta recipe can be made several hours in advance. Just keep it cooled until you are ready to serve.