6 tahini pasta salad Recipes

macaroni (try rotini, corkscrews, alphabets...i like to use rice noodles) or 2/3 cup other shaped pasta (try rotini, corkscrews, alphabets...i like to use rice noodles), tahini (more to taste), tomato juice (i use v8), braggs liquid aminos, apple cider vinegar or 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar, garlic clove, minced (optional), vinaigrette dressing, to serve, see note below, garden salad, to serve (be sure it has lots of juicy tomatoes!)

shell pasta , cooked tender (1 dry cup or just a teensy bit less so to not overpower the edamame), shelled edamame (if using fresh or frozen , or 1 15-oz can edamame rinsed and drained ), frozen corn, black beans, olive oil, sugar, tahini, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, mustard powder, toasted sesame seeds

penne pasta, cooked, cucumbers, grated, tomatoes, cut in half, avocado, peeled and diced, red onion, diced, radishes, sliced, yogurt, plain, tahini, lemon juice, pepper

pasta shapes (mixture of shells and penne pasta but any shape will do), mayonnaise, tahini (sesame paste), orange, red pepper (green or yellow will do also), avocado, pumpkin seeds to garnish (optional)