Vegan BLT Pasta Salad

This Vegan BLT Pasta Salad has all the flavors of a vegan BLT, but in pasta form. This has sun dried tomatoes, arugula, tofu bacon, and roasted red pepper dressing.

Instead of making another sandwich with tofu bacon, like a Vegan BLAT or a Vegan Submarine Sandwich, I thought I would make a Vegan BLT Pasta Salad.

I decided on using wilted arugula instead of fresh lettuce. In place of fresh tomatoes, I decided on sun-dried tomatoes. Both added the flavors that I was looking for. For a dressing, I used roasted red peppers, tahini and vegan mayo. I have used the combination in a dip awhile back and loved it.

Sometimes being vegan and gluten free can be a pain in the keister. It can be hard to find good quality vegan gluten free bread products. I don’t find that to be the case with pasta. I have been using pasta made with lentils and quinoa. It is not only high in protein, but tastes great too. It keeps me full for hours because of its high protein content.

I have a black bean pasta that I have been meaning to try one of these days. I am not sure how it will look in a photo though. That is if I even use it for a recipe. Maybe I can pair it with something colorful so that it looks more appetizing.

*Affiliate links below. If you make a purchase through these links, I will receive a small commission. This is at no extra cost to you.

Vegan BLT Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• roasted red pepper sauce
• 1/2 cup roasted red pepper (1 pepper)
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/4 cup vegan mayo
• blt pasta
• 8 ounces Rotini pasta – I used a red lentil quinoa blend
• whole batch of tofu bacon, chopped
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, chopped
• 4 cups arugula
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Mix roasted red pepper sauce ingredients in a Nutribullet or food processor until creamy.
2. Make pasta according to directions. Make sure to salt well. Let cool.
3. When making the tofu bacon, add arugula at the very end of cooking time. Cook for a couple of minutes until wilted. Let cool. Cut tofu bacon into desired sized pieces.
4. Add roasted red pepper sauce to pasta until mixed. Add chopped tofu bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, wilted arugula, salt, and pepper. Mix well.