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Vegetable Pasta Salad With Lentils
A delicious vegetable pasta salad with lentils, tomatoes, cucumber and cabbage! Served with a cream cheese dressing, it's a perfectly refreshing meal that's great either as a main course or side dish.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 377 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Vegan
Ingredients
- 5 oz orecchiette
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 can green lentils drained and rinsed
- 2 tbsp tamari
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups cabbage chopped
- 2 cups tomatoes diced
- 1 cup cucumber diced
- ⅓ cup cream cheese
- 1 tbsp mustard
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 cups spinach chopped
- ⅓ cup olives
- ¼ cup feta
- ¼ cup almonds
Instructions
- Cook the orecchiette for around 8 minutes, until al dente.
- Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat, and add onion and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, until softened.
- Add the canned green lentils, tamari or soy sauce, and apple cider vinegar. Cook for 5 minutes more.
- When the pasta is ready, drain it and transfer to a large mixing bowl. Now add the lentils, purple cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber, cream cheese, mustard and spinach. Mix together really well, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve garnished with olives, feta, flaked almonds and avocado.
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Notes
- This lentil pasta salad can be stored in the fridge for 4-5 days in an airtight container.
- To make this recipe dairy-free/vegan, use either dairy-free cream cheese or soy yogurt, and serve with vegan feta.
- For gluten-free, use gluten-free pasta and tamari.
Nutrition Information
Calories
377kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
608mg
(25%)
Potassium
847mg
(24%)
Fiber
19g
(76%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1586IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
113mg
(11%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 377
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 377kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 608mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 847mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 19g | 76% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1586IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 11% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.