Share
Fall Pasta Salad
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Author:
The Spice & Tea Exchange
Servings
4
Cook Time
30 minutes
This vibrant fall pasta salad brings together cozy, seasonal flavors in a fresh and satisfying way. It’s a colorful, flavor-packed dish that’s perfect for lunch, meal prep, or your next autumn gathering—simple to make, and sure to impress.
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp tahini
-
1 tsp Honey Mustard
Seasoning
-
1 tsp Maple Syrup -
Granulated
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
-
1/2 tsp Thyme
Salad
- 1 ea sweet potato, peeled
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups uncooked short or shaped pasta
- 1 cup curly kale, minced
- 1 ea honey crisp apple, diced
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup nuts of choice, chopped
Love this recipe? Get everything you need in one easy kit.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare Dressing. In a small bowl, combine dressing ingredients and mix until combined. Set aside. If desired, dressing can be made in advance to allow flavors to meld.
- Bake Sweet Potato. Dice sweet potatoes and arrange on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Drizzle avocado oil, salt, and black pepper on top and toss to combine. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until fork-tender.
- Prepare Pasta. Boil pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Assemble. To a medium mixing bowl, add kale, apple, feta, nuts, cooked pasta and cooked sweet potato. Top with desired amount of dressing; toss to combine.