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Rainbow Pasta Salad with Vidalia Onion-Blue Poppyseed Dressing (Vegan with a Gluten-Free Option)

July 14, 2014 by theleafycauldron

I get really mad when there are recipes titled “rainbow” that don’t bother to rep all the colours of the rainbow. I don’t know, maybe on the planet where they’re from, there aren’t a minimum of six colours to it, but whatever the case is I’m up for the challenge of finding all those colours in nature.

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rainbow1I’ve been dreaming of this pasta salad since I saw blue poppyseeds in the store and it’s everything I’d hoped it would be. Also, not to get too prickly, but the addition of mayonnaise does not a salad make, OK?

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Vidalia Onion-Blue Poppyseed Dressing
Makes ~ 2 cups

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise
1/3 cup firm silken tofu
1 tablespoon agave nectar
1 teaspoon mustard
1/4 of a Vidalia onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon blue poppyseeds

Blend all ingredients, except poppyseeds, until smooth. Stir in poppyseeds and taste for seasoning. Pour into a seal-able container and refrigerate until ready to use.

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Rainbow Pasta Salad
Serves 6, as a side

8 oz small sized pasta, cooked to package instructions and cooled, use gluten-free if needed
10 grape tomatoes, halfed
3 large radishes, diced
1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 small golden beet, peeled and diced (blanched, if you like)
2 small carrots, diced
1 cup edamame beans
1 small cucumber, diced
Small handful blueberries (or sub dried blueberries)
1/2 cup red cabbage, shredded
1/4 cup red onion, diced (optional)
1 cup Vidalia Onion-Blue Poppyseed Dressing, or more to taste

In a large bowl, carefully toss together the pasta with the chopped vegetables and fruit. Add the dressing and toss until well-combined. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

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