This mayo-free healthy pasta salad recipe (Ela Vegan) combines cucumber, pepper, onion and tomatoes, with dill pickles, olives and fresh herbs. The dressing is made with canned white beans and plant milk, flavoured with garlic and Dijon mustard, salt and pepper. Or just make the salad, and top with store-bought vegan mayo.
Read up on food safety for people and pets. Bin onion and garlic scraps, as acid can harm compost creatures.
You can buy homegrown pasta from Yorkshire Pasta and Northern Pasta, both are sold in plastic-free packaging. To cook pasta well, always season the water with sea salt (unless you have a medical condition). In Italy, pasta cooked without salt is called ‘silly pasta!’
