Spring Lemon Tahini Pasta

If you are looking for a quick and easy dinner, this pasta fits the bill!  It comes together in about 15 minutes, it is hearty, healthy and most importantly delicious!  I used tahini and lemon to make a healthy creamy sauce, and combined it with a whole wheat pasta, broccoli and peas for a substantial fiber rich meal.

Author: Amy Lyons O’Neil

Amy has worked for Fresh and Natural Foods since 2006 contributing to the variety of healthful foods we offer. She graduated with a degree in studio art from Bethel University in 2007, but in her senior year of college, found that her passion was with the art of food. She later used her photography and culinary skills to create a vegan food and recipe blog, Fragrant Vanilla Cake. She has also written 3 cookbooks. She specializes in vegan and vegetarian recipes. Local, fresh and organic food has always been her focus in whatever she creates.

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Servings: 4 | Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Ready in: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 8 oz Jovial whole wheat pasta
• filtered water
• sea salt
• 1 medium head organic broccoli, cut into florettes
• 1 cup organic green peas (frozen is fine)
• Sauce:
• 1 cup Now and Then sesame tahini
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup filtered water (or as needed)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• pinch red pepper flakes

Instructions

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta according to directions in a pot of salted water.
2. While the pasta is cooking, whisk together the sauce.
3. When the pasta has about minute left to cook, add the broccoli and peas, and cook until it is bright green and slightly tender, about a minute or two.
4. Drain, then place back in the pot and mix with the sauce.
5. Serve!