Warm Pasta Salad
Quick cauliflower gnocchi pasta that you can make in just 10 minutes and take it to picnics or outdoor parties.
Ingredients
For the pasta
- 1 box Green Giant Simply Steam Baby Vegetables Medley 10 oz
- ¼ cup Second Nature California Medley raisins dried cranberries and nuts ** See note #1
- 1 Green Giant Cauliflower and Spinach Gnocchi
- ¼ cup Bell Pepper Strips I used the bottled version
- Water to cook the gnocchi
- Cilantro for garnish, optional
For the sauce
- 2 tbsp Goldthread Plant Based Tonic I used the Hawaiian Ginger Flavor
- ¼ cup Ripple Dairy Free Milk I used the unsweetened version
- ¼ cup tahini sauce
- 1 tsp spicy brown mustard
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp lemon pepper optional
- 1 tsp oregano
Instructions
- Start by boiling water in a 4-quart pot. I filled it up to about the ¾ mark.
- Set it on high heat and let it come to a boil
- While the water comes to a boil, microwave the Green Giant Baby Vegetable Medley. See Note #2
- In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for the sauce and whisk/blend them
- Once the water is boiling, add the Green Giant Cauliflower and Spinach gnocchi. See Note #3
- After 2 minutes, you will see the gnocchi come to the surface
- Using a strainer, remove the gnocchi and place it in a bowl
- The veggies should be done by now, so, remove from the microwave and set it aside until it is cool to touch.
- Open the pouch according to the instructions and gently transfer the contents to the gnocchi bowl.
- Add bell pepper strips and California medley nuts to the gnocchi bowl.
- Finally, add about ½ of the tahini sauce. See Notes #4
- Serve the pasta immediately.
Notes
** Nutrion info is approximate
Notes:
- I picked out the dried cranberries and raisins from the medley. But, you can use all the nuts in this medley.
- I microwaved it for 6 minutes, but your time will vary based on your microwave. They have a handy chart on the side of the box.
- Add Gnocchi gently into the hot water so that the water doesn’t splash back and scald you.
- I only used ½ a cup of the tahini sauce to the gnocchi bowl. Refrigerate the remaining tahini for future use.
- To minimize the cook time, start the water boiling process first. While it’s getting to the boiling point, collect all the ingredients.
- The amount of Ripple Dairy Free Milk you use will vary with the thickness of the tahini. If your tahini is thicker than what I used, you may need to add more milk until your sauce is pourable.
- You can make the sauce ahead of time, but pour it on the veggies and gnocchi at the moment you are ready to serve. Why? Because you and I don’t want a soggy gnocchi pasta on a beautiful sunny day.
- This pasta refrigerates well, so, you can make it the night before. Just heat up for a couple minutes after you take it out from the refrigerator. Refrigerate without putting the sauce on the pasta.
- If you have time, you can cook the Green Giant Simply Steam stove top. They will take longer to cook than microwaving them, but they do taste crispier.