Ingredients:

  • 4 cups cooked pasta (like rotini, fusilli or bowties – cooked and cooled)
  • Broccoli florets, lightly steamed or blanched
  • Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Cucumbers or zucchini, chopped
  • Bell peppers, sliced
  • Red onion, grated

Dressing:

  • 2–3 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 2–3 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley (curly or flat-leaf)
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (adds that savory, cheesy depth)
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 2–4 tbsp water or unsweetened plant milk (to thin and blend)
  • Salt to taste