Mediterranean Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is a family favorite. I would usually use arugula instead of the basil, but it's not in season right now, so it's super expensive. The fresh, organic basil was a special offer today! Hooray!

Ingredients: 

• 2 large zucchinis
• 300g of Hello Kitty pasta (the salad gets exponentionally better with Hello Kitty pasta, but regular pasta works, too)
• one glass of dried tomatoes (225g drain weight)
• 5 fresh tomatoes
• lots of fresh basil (I used as much as you can see on the picture - the whole thing!)
• 3 tablespoons vegan honey (agave sirup works, too)
• 60g (7-8 tablespoons) olive oil
• some extra olive oil for frying
• 60g (7-8 tablespoons) balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons mustard
• salt
• pepper

Dips, dips, dips: "Honey" Aioli

Die deutsche Übersetzung findet ihr unter dem englischen Rezept!

Fortunately, my little sister loves cooking food for her guests as much as I do, so I had the wonderful opportunity to first steal and then modify a recipe from her latest birthday party. The glorious, glorious honey aioli. Her version was vegetarian, so I decided to make a vegan one.

The basis for the honey aioli is mayonaise, a traditionally very unvegan product. Conventionally made with egg yolks, I knew there had to be a way to avoid them.

The secret star of our buffet: The Honey Aioli