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Out of all the gluten free pasta options available on the market, Banza has to be my favorite. More and more brands are coming out with a gluten free options, but Banza by far knocks it out of the ball park. The secret to cooking chickpea pasta like Banza is about 30-45 seconds to the end of typical cooking time (usually 6 min), stop the boiling pot, pour the noodles through a colander and then use the faucet to get cold water over the pasta to cool and also rinse the noodles off completely. This takes a couple shakes and tosses in the cold water but it works every time. For my pasta salad I prefer cut up cucumbers, sliced red onions, halved cherry tomatoes and Olive Garden’s Italian Dressing. Occasionally I will sprinkle Feta cheese over the pasta or on my individual pasta salad bowl for a kick of flavor.