Pasta Salad with Lime-Basil Aioli

This week’s Vegetable Husband included a beautiful bunch of basil and a bag full of local sweet onions! Add the garlic I had left over from last week’s delivery, and this recipe really wrote itself.

This salad would be a perfect side to bring to a summer cookout!

Pasta Salad with Lime-Basil Aioli

• handful of fresh basil leaves
• juice of 1/2 a lime
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 1/2c Veganaise
• 1/4c onion, chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2T nutrutional yeast, optional
• 5c cooked pasta of your choice
• 1c frozen peas and carrots, defrosted and well drained

In a blender or food processor, whizz the basil, lime, and garlic until everything it nicely chopped. Stir in the Veganaise and onions. Add the salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast (if you’re using it).

In a large bowl, combine the pasta with the peas and carrots. Add the sauce, and stir well. Chill until you’re ready to serve!

[Image credit: Creative Commons photo by kabanski]

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