Fruity Pasta Salad


Fruity Pasta Salad
Makes: 25 servings
Prep 25 mins Chill 24 hrs
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Fruity Pasta Salad
Ingredients
  • 1 1 pound package campanelle (bellflower) pasta or bow-tie pasta
  • 8 ounces  fresh sugar snap or snow pea pods, trimmed (2-1/2 cups)
  • 3 cups  cubed honeydew melon
  • 1 cup  purchased poppyseed dressing
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons  finely shredded orange peel
  • 4 cups  strawberries, hulled and quartered lengthwise
  • 1 1/2 cups  honey-roasted cashews (optional)
  • 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,
  • cal. (kcal) 131,
  • Fat, total (g) 5,
  • chol. (mg) 2,
  • sat. fat (g) 1,
  • carb. (g) 19,
  • fiber (g) 1,
  • pro. (g) 3,
  • vit. A (IU) 97,
  • vit. C (mg) 22,
  • sodium (mg) 86,
  • calcium (mg) 20,
  • iron (mg) 1,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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