Mediterranean Chickpea Pasta Salad
Delicious combination of Mediterranean inspired flavors with a creamy lemon tahini dressing.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 8 ounces chickpea pasta - rotini
- 1/2 cup chickpeas - skins left on or taken off depending on preference
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 3 green onions - sliced thinly
- 2 peperoncini peppers - finely diced
- 1 cup cucumbers - cut into small chunks
- 1/2 cup black olives - sliced
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes - diced
- 1/4 cup feta
- For lemon tahini dressing:
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Cook the pasta, drain and set aside to cool.
- Once cooled, add pasta, chickpeas, oregano, green onions, peperoncini peppers, cucumbers, black olives, sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese together in a bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix together the tahini, lemon juice, salt, olive oil, honey and balsamic vinegar and when it's mixed pour over the pasta salad mixture and stir well.
- Chill until service.