Tex-Mex Pasta Salad

Name: Tex-Mex Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: TexMex
Ingredients: 1 – [ 15 oz. can ] fire roasted corn, drained (or canned/frozen) *; 1 – [ 15.5 oz. can ] black beans, drained and rinsed; ½ cup black olives, sliced (optional); 1 pint grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes), halved or quartered; ¾ cup red onion, finely diced; 1 – [ 12 oz. package ] tri-colored fusilli pasta (or pasta of choice) *; ¼ cup + 1 Tablespoon tomato sauce; 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 to 2 Tablespoons distilled white vinegar; 1 Tablespoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon white miso (optional) *; 2 to 3 teaspoons organic maple syrup; 2 teaspoons tahini; 1 to 2 teaspoons tamari *; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon sweet paprika; 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *; ¼ teaspoon black pepper (+/-); Chopped avocados *; Chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

Prep:15min

Summer screams pasta salads, and we are always up for delicious pasta happiness in a bowl. This flavorful, healthy, and delicious Tex-Mex Pasta Salad is everything a great pasta salad should be and more! Tender and chewy pasta, fire roasted corn, hearty black beans, tangy olives, tasty tomatoes, and zesty red onions all mixed with a deliciously spicy Tex-Mex dressing that is absolutely perfect for picnics, work lunches, or potlucks. This easy to make, tasty pasta salad is loaded with wholesome deliciousness. We hope you love this week’s awesome Whip It Up Wednesday recipe. Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients, and gluten free.

Updated at: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:19:54 GMT