Fusilli Pasta Salad
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
20 min.
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The mix of lettuce and tomatoes in this dish make it low-calorie but packed with vitamins and minerals.
Substitute whole wheat fusilli with standard fusilli to add more fiber to this meal.
Author of this recipe:
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 6 cups Fusilli
- 1 Granny Smith Apple (rinsed and diced)
- 1 fuji Apple (rinsed and diced)
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 3 cups mixed greens (trimmed; rinsed and spun dry)
- ⅔ cup red Cherry tomatoes (rinsed and halved)
- ⅔ cup yellow Cherry tomatoes (rinsed and halved)
- 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar
- ¼ tsp hot Mustard
- 4 Tbsps good-quality olive oil
- salt (to taste)
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
Preparation steps
1.
In a pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Rinse in cold water and drain well.
2.
Place the diced apples in a large bowl and drizzle with lemon juice. Add the mixed greens, tomato halves, and cooked pasta and too to incorporate.
3.
In a small bowl, combine the vinegar and mustard. Add the oil in a slow stream, season with salt and pepper and whisk well. Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss well. Serve.
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