Chickpea Pasta Salad
photo by Dreamer in Ontario
- Ready In:
- 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 4 ounces uncooked spinach rotini pasta or 4 ounces fusilli
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed, and drained
- 1⁄3 cup finely chopped carrot, to taste
- 1⁄3 cup chopped celery
- 1⁄2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 2 green onions with tops, sliced
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise, to taste (Hellman's is best)
- 2 -4 teaspoons prepared whole grain mustard
- salt or seasoning salt, to taste
- black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
directions
- Cook pasta in boiling water until firm-tender drain, and rinse under cold water until cool; drain again well.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cooked pasta, chick-peas, carrot, bell pepper and green onions.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mayo, mustard, black pepper, salt and Italian seasoning until well blended (adding more spices to taste); pour over the salad; toss to coat evenly.
- Cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours to blend flavors.
Reviews
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You have to love balsamic to enjoy this recipe (which I do!). I found this very addicting. Since it was just me eating it, I had leftovers for a few days and it kept well. The mayo was barely noticeable but was critical for getting the dressing to stick to the pasta. What a great way for a vegetarian to get some protien.