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Fruity Pasta Salad
Ingredients
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1
1 pound package campanelle (bellflower) pasta or bow-tie pasta
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8
ounces fresh sugar snap or snow pea pods, trimmed (2-1/2 cups)
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3
cups cubed honeydew melon
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1
cup purchased poppyseed dressing
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1 1/2
teaspoons finely shredded orange peel
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4
cups strawberries, hulled and quartered lengthwise
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1 1/2
cups honey-roasted cashews (optional)
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Additional purchased poppyseed dressing
Directions
1. In a Dutch oven or large pot cook pasta in salted water according to the package directions, adding the pea pods to the pasta the last 1 minute of cooking. Drain pasta and pea pods. Rinse with cold water and drain again. Transfer to a very large mixing bowl. Add melon and toss to combine.
2. In a small bowl stir together the dressing and orange peel. Add to pasta mixture and toss to coat. Cover and chill up to 24 hours.
3. To serve, gently stir in the strawberries and, if desired, nuts. If necessary, stir in up to 1/2 cup additional poppyseed dressing to moisten.Transfer to a serving bowl. Makes 25 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Fruity Pasta Salad)
- Servings Per Recipe 25,
- Calories 131,
- Protein (gm) 3,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 19,
- Fat, total (gm) 5,
- Cholesterol (mg) 2,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Vitamin A (IU) 97,
- Vitamin C (mg) 22,
- Sodium (mg) 86,
- Calcium (DV %) 20,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This is so good I could make a meal out of it. It was served at a bridal shower and everyone raved about it. Going to make it for Easter and can't wait!! Will use blueberries instead of the nuts though.
4/18/2011 05:23:32 PM Report AbuseThis was outstanding. Very light and refreshing. Easy to halve the recipe. I used Olde Cape Cod Sweet and Sour Light Poppy Seed Dressing.
8/30/2010 12:45:26 PM Report Abuse