Florentine Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
-
Sun dried tomato-pesto dressing
- 78.78 ml sun-dried tomato, chopped (Not packed in oil)
- 78.78 ml water
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 14.79 ml red onion, chopped (1/4 small onion)
- 99.22 g package pesto sauce
- 14.79 ml lemon juice
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Pasta Salad
- 56.69 56.69 g fettuccine pasta or 56.69 g spaghetti
- 59.14 ml fresh mushrooms, sliced (.6 ounces)
- 236.59 ml fresh spinach, shredded
- 29.58 ml pine nuts or 29.58 ml slivered almonds, toasted
directions
- Place sun dried tomatoes in glass bowl with 1/3 cup water, and microwave uncovered on HIGH for 2 minutes.
- Set aside until they have absorbed the water and cooled (20 minutes).
- Cooke pasta according to package directions for al dente pasta (8-10 minutes); drain.
- Rinse with cold water, and drain again.
- In a skillet or wok, over high heat, sauté mushrooms.
- Blend garlic, onions, cooled tomatoes, and pesto sauce.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine pesto mixture and lemon juice.
- Add pasta; toss to coat.
- Add spinach and mushrooms; mix well.
- Sprinkle with nuts; serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
littleturtle
United States