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Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad

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Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad is a quick and delicious recipe you can make in under 30 minutes. It’s perfect as a side dish, a main meal, or to bring to potlucks. Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad is naturally vegan and can be made gluten-free.

Check out this short video to see what I mean:

 

It’s so easy!

I’ve been making this pasta salad for years. The recipe originated from a Sunset cookbook I owned years ago.

Do you remember those cookbooks that were published in the 1970s and 1980s? I had a whole collection of them in the early 1990s. I owe a big part of my love of cooking to them!

Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad with gluten-free penne pasta, marinated artichoke hearts, peas, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and black olives.

While I don’t have the books anymore and couldn’t tell you which one contained a recipe like this one, this pasta salad has stuck in my mind for 25 years!

Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad can be made with any vegetables you like. The two key components are the artichoke hearts with the liquid in the jar and pasta. Everything else, including the shape of the pasta, is up to your imagination.

I personally love this recipe with gluten-free penne pasta, peas, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and black olives. But you can make it with bow tie noodles, red or green bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, and green onions. The possibilities are endless!

Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad with short noodles, artichoke hearts with their dressing, tomatoes, olives, peas, and mushrooms.

The magic of this recipe is the liquid from the marinated artichoke hearts. You don’t need to use anything else for the dressing. All you do is pour the contents of the entire jar over the pasta and vegetables. Easy, right?

I like to serve this salad as part of a combination of summer salads such as Middle Eastern Bean Salad (Balela), Lentil Sundried Tomato Salad, Mediterranean Cucumber and Tomato Salad, and a simple fruit salad. It’s also a great side to go along with a veggie burger or veggie dog.

Close up of a bowl of Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad made with gluten-free penne pasta, artichoke hearts and their marinade, mushrooms, peas, cherry tomatoes, and black olives.

What are your favorite ingredients to add to pasta salad? Please let me know in the comments!

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Now let’s make Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad!

Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad is quick and easy to make with only a few ingredients. You can customize it if you prefer different vegetables. It's naturally vegan and can be made gluten-free.

Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad
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Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad

Marinated Artichoke Hearts Pasta Salad is based on a recipe from a Sunset cookbook from over 25 years ago. I don't know which book I saw a similar pasta salad in, but the dish has stuck in my mind all these years. You can customize it with whatever vegetables you like!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 255kcal
Author Amy Katz

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and rinse the cooked pasta with cold water until cool.
  • Place the cooked pasta in a large bowl. Add in all the other ingredients and toss to combine. 
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 589mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 59.9% | Vitamin C: 24.9% | Calcium: 4% | Iron: 8.4%
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Artichoke Pasta Salad

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  9. Veggies do save the day 😉 my husband brought a little bag of artichokes and I wasn’t sure what to do with them. Till now 🙂

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  12. Just made this pasta salad, and the marinate from the artichokes is just right. I added red onion and mozzarella balls, sliced, topped it off with shredded parm cheese!! What a great salad, it’s a meal in it’s self!!

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