Spinach-Tomato Pasta Salad
"Very flavorful with the crunch of toasted pine nuts. This one I copied after trying some at a local deli. It turned out great. Try it, you'll be making this often! "
photo by PalatablePastime
- Ready In:
- 1hr 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 12 ounces tri-color radiatore pasta, uncooked (or other tricolor pasta, such as bow-ties, etc.)
- 3 ounces baby spinach leaves
- 3 1⁄2 ounces sun-dried tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1⁄4 cup small caper
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vegan sugar (or granulated sugar)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al-dente; drain.
- Cut tomatoes in a thin slice (julienne) and place in a salad bowl, along with pasta, spinach leaves, pine nuts, and capers; mix well.
- Stir together olive oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper and pour over salad, tossing to mix and coat evenly.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving to combine flavors, and chill.
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Reviews
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Made this for a family BBQ lunch - 16 people polished it off quite handily and pronounced it delicious! -
Deelish! I made some changes, but I still think it deserves five stars. Ohh, the pine nuts with sundried tomatoes! Love them!! I omitted the capers and only used a couple tablespoons of olive oil (don't love the strong taste of extra-virgin). I also added extra spinach; I actually am going to eat leftovers over a bed of spinach leaves, it's just easier ;-) Thanks for a simple, yummy pasta salad!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PalatablePastime
Cincinnati
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