Vegan Pasta Salad

This quick and easy vegan pasta salad, full of chopped vegetables and a light, refreshing dressing, is perfect for parties and potlucks.

Different from traditional zesty pasta salads that smother ingredients with Italian dressing, this summer BBQ favorite is instead made with a yogurt and mustard base.

Why is this the Best TikTok Pasta Salad Recipe?

Makes in Advance: Like most classic pasta salad recipes in the same family, this dish tastes even better the next day when the flavors can melt together overnight.

Serves a crowd. Just like potato salad and macaroni salad, this pasta salad dish serves a large number of people and is easy to cut in half or double!

Can Be Vegan…or not. There are so many different dairy-free options at stores now. To keep this one vegan, make sure to use DAIRY-FREE yogurt. However, if you just want a delicious pasta salad and no need for vegan option, any Greek Yogurt option will do.

Ingredients:

• Rotini pasta: cook according to package instructions, completely cool (rinse with cold water), and drain excess pasta water.
• Canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• Fresh vegetables: red pepper, cucumbers, tomatoes (our preference is cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or Roma), celery, and red onion.
• Black olives
• Dressing: fresh dill, plain dairy-free yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard.
• Seasonings: dry parsley, kosher salt, dry dill, onion powder, and ground black pepper.

How to make Vegan Pasta Salad.

1. In a large bowl, mix cooked pasta, rinsed chickpeas, chopped red pepper, chopped cucumber, chopped tomatoes, chopped celery, chopped red onion, black olives, and fresh dill.
2. In a separate, smaller mixing bowl, combine dairy-free yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, and season with salt, dry dill, onion powder, and pepper.

1. Whisk the homemade dressing well and pour it on the pasta mixture. Stir well to coat evenly.
2. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Variations for this Viral Vegan Salad

Mix up the ingredients – Fresh Vegetables can all be easily chopped and added to your liking.

Delicious pepperoncini peppers, bell peppers, and rinsed and drained black beans can change the cold pasta salad to focus on any flavor you love.

Related Summer Salad Recipes

Our traditional Italian Pasta Salad recipe, complete with Tangy dressing, also includes rotini pasta! You can also sink your teeth into the creamy dressing version – Ranch Pasta Salad.

This Greek Pasta Salad recipe has no pasta in it, making it one of the most guilt-free summer salads ever.

Other unique side dish salad recipes are our Ambrosia salad recipe with cherries and marshmallows, Carrot Salad recipe with Raisins, and our super popular Pea salad recipe with cheese.