4.3 from 9 votes
Pasta Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Quick, fresh and easy gluten-free pasta salad recipe perfect for making in advance and packing up to take to barbecues and picnics!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
Servings
Calories:
357 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Pasta Salad:
- 2 cups gluten-free pasta noodles uncooked, of choice
- 1 cup peas I used frozen, shelled
- 1 cup cherry tomato
- 1 1/2 cups carrot shredded
- ¼ red onion thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup lemon poppy seed dressing recipe below
- salt sea salt, to taste
Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive grapeseed, or avocado oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice fresh
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced, large
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup pure
- lemon zest from 1
- 1 tablespoon mustard stone ground
- 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.
Cup of Yum
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.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Serving
Calories
357kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
60g
(20%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 357
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Serving | |
| Calories | 357kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.