American · salad

Vegan Dill Pasta Salad

Vegan Dill Pasta Salad reads sourness 5.2, salinity 4.8 and herbaceous 3.8 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a American salad, about 15 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

• Umami & Savory — 5.6 / 10
• Sweet & Fruity — 3.7 / 10
• Sour & Bright — 5.5 / 10
• Bitter & Earthy — 1.6 / 10
• Rich & Fat — 2.3 / 10
• Aromatic & Spice — 4.0 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Sourness 5.2 · Salinity 4.8 · Herbaceous 3.8 · Marine & Briny 3.5 · Funk & Ferment 3.0 · Sweetness 2.9 · Fruity 2.8 · Umami 2.5 · Richness 2.0 · Earthy 1.5 · Floral 1.2 · Bitterness 1.1 · Citrus 1.0 · Nutty 0.9 · Warm Spice 0.7

What's in it (11)

• 1 (16 ounce) package fusilli pasta
• 6 large dill pickles, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 3/4 cup vegan mayonnaise (such as Follow Your Heart(R) Veganaise(R))
• 8 grape tomatoes, diced
• 1 (4.25 ounce) can minced olives
• 1/2 cup dill pickle juice
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon dried dill
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

Time & effort: about 15 min · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 159.2 kcal, 5.8 g protein, 3.2 g fat, 26.7 g carbs

How it's cooked (2 steps)

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and cool until running water. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
2. Mix dill pickles, garbanzo beans, tomato, vegan mayonnaise, grape tomatoes, olives, dill pickle juice, fresh dill, dried dill, and dry mustard into the fusilli. Cover and refrigerate until flavors combine, about 4 hours.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

• Tuna Nicoise Salad with Parmesan — French
• Canh Chua Ca - Hot Sour Fish Soup W/ Pineapple — Thai
• Bun Rieu (Crab Vermicelli Soup) — Vietnamese
• Snap Pea Chopped Salad With Thai Vinaigrette Recipe — Thai
• Esqueixada de Bacallà — Spanish · Catalonia

Keep reading: what sourness, salinity, herbaceous mean in the flavor lexicon · the world's cuisines, by flavor.

See how this dish fits your palate — take the short taste test →

Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.