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Spinach-Tomato Pasta Salad

Here's how you make Spinach-Tomato Pasta Salad
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 70m
  • Cook: 8m
  • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 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 (packed in oil, drained)
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 1/4 cup small caper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Splenda (or granulated sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook pasta in boiling salted water until tender/al-dente; drain.

  • Step 2: Cut tomatoes in a thin slice (julienne) and place in a salad bowl, along with pasta, spinach leaves, pine nuts, and capers; mix well.

  • Step 3: Stir together olive oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper and pour over salad, tossing to mix and coat evenly.

  • Step 4: Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving to combine flavors, and chill.


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