Name: Vegan Pasta Confetti Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat rotini pasta; 2 cups water; ⅔ cup picked over and rinsed lentils; For The Dressing:; ½ cup olive oil; ¼ cup red wine vinegar; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp dry mustard; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 finely chopped red bell pepper; ½ cup sliced green olives with pimientos; 6 sliced Green Onions

How To Make Vegan Pasta Confetti Salad

This vegan pasta salad recipe is a great filling meal for your veggie-loving friends. It has lentils, olives, green onions, and various herbs.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupswhole wheat rotini pasta
2cupswater
⅔cuplentils,picked over and rinsed

For the Dressing:

½cupolive oil
¼cupred wine vinegar
1tspdried oregano
½tspsalt
½tspdry mustard
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper
1red bell pepper,finely chopped
½cupgreen olives with pimientos,sliced
6green onions,sliced

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rotini in the boiling water for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite. Drain. Rinse with cool water and drain well.
In the meantime, bring 2 cups water and lentils to a boil in a medium pot. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until tender yet firm to the bite. Remove lentils from the water using a slotted spoon.
Whisk olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt, mustard, and pepper together for the dressing while pasta and lentils are cooking.
Mix the cooled pasta and lentils with red bell pepper, olives, and green onions. Whisk dressing again and pour over the salad. Mix gently with a large spoon.