Using our (3g net carb!) gnooda pasta, this low carb and keto pasta salad is ultra fresh and incredibly flavorful! A play on a traditional Greek salad, it’s bound to become a favorite side (or main!) all summer long!
Low Carb & Keto Pasta Salad
With (3g net carb!) gnooda!!
I believe this recipe post answers many of your questions: yes! gnooda totally works in all kinds of pasta salads!
As many of you long time readers know, we launched our very own keto pasta (gnooda!) a few weeks back in a special VIP sale… and sold out continuously! I’m happy to report that we’re keeping things rolling now and are ready to emerge from our ‘soft launch’ phase.
And, most importantly, it’s been beyond exciting to see you guys loving it! You have continuously given great feedback both as ‘product reviews‘ and in the cheesy keto pasta bake I posted a couple weeks back… and Tatiana (my partner in crime!) and I are beyond grateful for your support and trust.
My Top Tips!
Our pasta was crafted to work best with an ‘al dente‘ texture. Which, as you know, is fancy Italian for cooking your pasta to be firm to the bite (i.e. retaining some texture!).
And this translates beautifully into salads! So my suggestion is to cook your pasta at a rolling boil in salted water (very important!), for 5 to 7 minutes. I like to do 5 myself, but I’m known to like my pasta seriously al dente!
So while cooking it do as you would with regular pasta, and give it a taste at minute 5. If its too al dente for you, keep trying it every minute until you find your sweet spot. Just try to avoid going past 8 or 9 minutes, as the texture will be compromised.
VIP: make sure your pasta has cooled completely before adding it to the salad, otherwise your veggies will loose their crispness!
Low Carb & Keto Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 package (3g net carb!) gnooda pasta
- 4 plum tomatoes diced (or 2 cups cherry tomatoes)
- 1 large cucumber peeled and diced
- ½ red onion thinly sliced
- ¼ cup kalamata olives
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbles
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- Bring 8 cups water to a rolling boil and add enough salt so it tastes like the ocean (about 1 1/2 tablespoons).
- Add gnooda and stir immediately. Cook for 5-7 minutes (p.s. expect a bit of foam!), strain, and set aside to cool while you prepare the salad.
- Add tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives and feta cheese to a large bowl. Add in olive oil, vinegar, oregano and toss to combine. Add in the cooled pasta and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Top tip: chill the salad for 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to mingle (optional, but highly suggested!)
This recipe looks amazing! Love your stuff! Hope the gnooda is back in stock soon so I can try this one!
Will this be the first of other products that you guys are developing? Please say YES!
Best pasta for Keto!! Love it in spaghetti, cold pasta salads too. Just anything with pasta use gnooda and you will love it!
Finally you ship to Canada and I got my order yesterday. Thinking of making a pasta salad for sure.
Hi do u deliver to Australia
Hi,
Interested in your gnooda pasta. Please send me info regarding it.
Thankyou
Janice
Hi Janice! You can check out more info in our website xo! Paola https://gnooda.com
both this recipe and the pasta on it’s own is delicious and filling!!!
Love the gnooda pasta! 😍 My first shipment arrived late yesterday, too late to plan dinner around it. Tonight however…. I didn’t have everything to make your pasta salad so I winged it with what I had. But oh, do I have plans for this pasta! I use to make pasta from scratch before ditching the carbs (my pasta maker is currently collecting dust in the pantry- note to self to donate that thing) and none of the low carb options out there worked for me, probably because I know what fresh pasta tastes like 😂 The taste and/or texture was alway off. Then there was gnooda. Gotta remember to take the bolognese out of the freezer for dinner tomorrow night. I may eat pasta every night for a while. 😊
Thanks so much Paola! You are the absolute best!
I’ve been loving your pasta with tomato pesto and fresh basil, YUM! Tried this pasta salad recipe tonight and it was great! My mom liked it too. Think I’m gonna make a burger to go with it tomorrow, it is such a wonderful substitute for reg. summer pasta salad! Love your site and your pasta =)
We got our nooda! Will more recipes be coming for it? So excited. We are trying to figure out casseroles now. 🙂
So HAPPY!! Just finished my first Macaroni & Cheese in over 2 years! Nooda pasta is amazing!! I couldn’t be happier. Thank You Paola! Your hard work has truly paid off. I will be telling everyone in my Keto groups to give it a try. THANKS!
We got our Gnooda (Nooda) and are so excited to try it in this! We would really love a Tuna-Helper type recipe for it if you happen to have one! 🙂
Thank you for all that you do!
This pasta is amazing! I made a macaroni salad which I have not been able to eat for 1.5 years since I have been low carb. It was so good. Also made this past weekend with chicken and homemade alfredo. I cannot thank you enough. Although I love spaghetti squash and zoodles, sometimes you need a pasta. You have created the perfect keto version. Kudos and continued success!
Ahhh yeah!!! Can’t wait to try this recipe Paola! I’ve been saving my Gnooda for a special occasion. That also translates to trying to hide it from my SO because I don’t want to share 😉 He’s a carbivore. He won’t understand that you must savor how special this pasta is 😁
I LOVE your pasta!!! I’ve made Mac N Cheese and chicken broccoli Alfredo. The BEST low carb pasta! Thank you for creating it!
Nooda (gnooda?) is amazing Paola!!! We’ve already made mac and cheese, casseroles etc with it and the entire family loves it! Can’t wait to try it in salads this summer, perfect for grilling season 😛
I’m so happy to hear you and the fam are loving gnooda Ana! And yup! We decided to rebrand from nooda due to a trademark issue (it had been approved since early this year but it was ‘contested’ last month, so we decided to not fight it and rebrand instead!).
gnom gnom + nooda = gnooda ! 😉
xo and thank you for your support!