Southwestern pasta salad with black bean dressing

This easy Southwestern Salad has macaroni, black beans, veggies tossed in a creamy sauce made with beans. Free of Dairy, egg, oil, soy, nut. Can be made corn-free and gluten-free with gf pasta.

Scott Teglasi @cook_6683477

This easy Southwestern Salad has macaroni, black beans, veggies tossed in a creamy sauce made with beans. Free of Dairy, egg, oil, soy, nut. Can be made corn-free and gluten-free with gf pasta.

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Ingredients

4 servings

6-8 ozmacaroni
1 (15 oz)can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cupchopped ripe tomatoes, or grape tomatoes
1/2 cupchopped green or red bell pepper
1/2 cupchopped red onion
1/2of hot green chile, finely chopped
1/4 cuppacked chopped cilantro, divided
to tasteBlack pepper
to tastesalt
Dressing:
3-4 tbspblack beans (from the salad ingredients above)
3-4 Tbspnon dairy milk
1 tspor more ground cumin
1/2 tspor more chipotle pepper ground or flakes
1/2 tspgarlic powder
1/2 tsponion powder or flakes
1/2 tspground mustard
1/4 tsppaprika
1/4 tspturmeric (for color, optional)
1/4 tspor more salt
2 tbspnutritional yeast
2 tbsppickled jalapeno (or use chopped jalapeno + ½ tsp vinegar)
1-3 Tbsplime juice to taste

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Steps

1

Cook the pasta according to instructions. (Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt and pasta and cook until cooked to preference. Drain, rinse and keep aside)
2

Make the dressing: Blend the black beans, non dairy milk with the rest of the ingredients. Taste and adjust salt, spice and tang. Blend until smooth and keep aside. Use more beans and less non dairy milk for creamier dressing.
3

In a large bowl, combine the pasta, remaining beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, onions, half of the cilantro.
4

Add in the dressing and toss to combine. Taste and adjust salt and tang(lime juice). Garnish with cilantro and a very generous dash of black pepper. Serve at room temperature or Chill and serve.
5

Variations: Add chopped avocado tossed in lime juice to the salad. Add 2 tsp tomato paste to the dressing. Use your favorite southern chili powder instead of the spices in the dressing.