Lemon Pasta Salad
Lemon Pasta Salad with Basil! This pasta salad features herby chickpeas, bowtie pasta, fresh basil, lemon, and shredded Asiago cheese. Inspired by Trader Joe's lemon basil pasta salad.
Ingredients
- 1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 medium lemons, zest and juice
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces mini bowties or bowties, cooked
- 1 cup shredded asiago cheese
- 1 cup torn fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, lemon zest and lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic cloves, pepper, shallot and salt. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes. This is a great time to cook the pasta and shred the cheese, if you haven't already.
- When ready to serve, add in the cooked pasta, asiago cheese, and basil leaves. Toss to combine, then taste-- adding in more olive oil, lemon, salt, etc. to taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 339kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 11gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 350mgPotassium: 168mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 262IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 173mgIron: 1mg