Pastalove: Tahini Quinoa Pasta Salad

April was a whirlwind, wasn't it?

Spent most of the month enjoying the spring season

sans the internet.

Needed some time away from the flurry of social media

to enjoy the little things in life.

Went on some long walks, read a few books, spent time with my loves... 

It's been a good month,

still getting myself back into the swing of things.

I shall dive back in soon enough!

I've been in love with tahini lately.

I've been tossing it with a handful of greens, stirfry meals,

you name it. 

It goes well with everything!

I tossed some GF quinoa pasta 

with tahini and garlic,

on top of a power greens mix.

It's been awhile since I've had pasta,

but it's #pastalove month. 

So had to try the craze for quinoa pasta.

The texture is not as soft as normal pasta

but the flavor has a subtle taste of corn and the nuttiness of quinoa. 

Definitely satiates and fills you up nicely 

with the extra protein.

A simple and tasty spring salad for ya. :)

Tahini Quinoa Pasta Salad

1/2 cup dry quinoa pasta

2 cups of water

power greens:

baby spinach

baby arugula

baby collards

baby kale

watercress

2 tbsp tahini, no salt

1/2 clove garlic, minced

1 tsp EVOO

kosher salt, to taste

Directions:

1. Bring water to boil. Cook quinoa pasta for 8-9 minutes. Then rinse. 

2. Mix tahini, garlic, EVOO, and kosher salt together. Make extra dressing if you would like!

3. Toss power greens with pasta and dressing!

To note: Tahini is sesame seed butter. 

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May is #pastalove month!

Please join in on the #pastalove fun by linking up any pasta recipe from the month of May 2012. Don't forget to link back to this post, so that your readers know to come stop by the #pastalove event! The twitter hashtag is #pastalove :).

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