Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pasta fruit and nuts salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
An acini di pepe (or couscous) pasta salad with coconut, pineapple, Mandarin oranges, and marshmallows. This is a delicious summertime pasta salad. This pasta salad is best served cold and is a hot weather essential.
Pasta fruit and nuts salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Pasta fruit and nuts salad is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pasta fruit and nuts salad using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pasta fruit and nuts salad:
- Take 1 cup strawberries
- Prepare 1 cup pineapple
- Take 1 cup baby spinach
- Take 2 cups penne pasta
- Make ready 1/4 cup cranberries
- Prepare 1/2 cup roasted walnuts and cashew nuts
- Prepare Dressing:- 1/4 cup olive oil or rapeseed oil
- Prepare 2 tablespoon honey
- Get 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Prepare 1/3 cup orange juice
- Prepare 1/4 cup yogurt
- Prepare 1 teaspoon sweet piccalilli or dijon mustard
- Make ready Pinch salt
- Get 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder
- Prepare 1 tablespoon flax, chia seed, apple and cinnamon powder
Great way to make use of leftover rotisserie chicken. Serve on a bed of mixed spring greens with crumbed feta or blue cheese and a crusty hot dinner roll. Sprinkle with any kind of toasted nuts or even candied nuts. Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
Steps to make Pasta fruit and nuts salad:
- Cook the penne according to the package. Drain and let it cool. - - Add all the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well. Set aside
- In another bowl add the penne, strawberries, nuts, pineapple, spinach and cranberries. Add the dressing and toss. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
In a large bowl, combine next six ingredients (oranges through walnuts). Add pasta and stir to mix. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix yogurt, honey and orange juice concentrate. Place in a large bowl; add the fruit. Combine yogurt and orange juice concentrate; pour over salad and toss to coat.
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