INGREDIENTS:
Dressing
- 1/3 cup olive brine
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup pasta water
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
Pasta Salad Ingredients
- 1 package of Taste Republic Gluten-Free Red Lentil Fusilli
- 1 cup of green olives
- 2 tsp thyme, or any fresh herb
DIRECTIONS:
- Cook Taste Republic Gluten-Free Red Lentil Fusilli according to package instructions and once strained, set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Reserve pasta water.
- Combine salad dressing ingredients in a food processor or with a handheld mixer, leaving out the blue cheese. Add blue cheese when all is combined to ensure it remains chunky. Set Aside.
- Add pasta to a bowl, top with homemade dressing, green olives and thyme. Stir until well combined. Plate and serve.
