Bowtie Salad Primavera with Fresh Basil and Toasted Pine Nuts
From canned_food_fan 13 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Colorful vegetables of all kinds make flavorful partners for Italy’s countless pasta dishes. In fact, the term “primavera,” a popular culinary term, refers to the flavorful cooked vegetables tossed with pasta. Read more This delicious salad combines the convenience, nutrition and full flavor of canned diced red tomatoes and ripe olives, with summer-fresh zucchini, spinach and basil, all tossed with bowtie pasta. Among the nutrition benefits: canned tomatoes deliver health benefits from beta carotene, lycopene, vitamin C and more! Tip: This easy, make-ahead salad can travel safely to warm-weather picnics. See less
Ingredients
- 1 pound farfalle (bowtie) pasta shopping list
- 1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes* shopping list
- 2 small zucchinis, sliced shopping list
- 1 can (2 1/2 ounces) sliced black olives, drained shopping list
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, minced* shopping list
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes shopping list
- 2 cups baby spinach, slightly chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped, fresh basil shopping list
- 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts shopping list
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- Cook pasta as directed on the package until tender but firm. Rinse with cold water; drain. Toss pasta with tomatoes, zucchini, olives, green onions, garlic, vinaigrette and red pepper flakes. Cover and chill, if desired, for up to 24 hours. Just before serving, add spinach and basil; toss gently. Top with pine nuts and Parmesan cheese. *For convenience use canned tomatoes with garlic in place of plain diced tomatoes and garlic.
- Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 400; Total fat 8g (Saturated fat 1.5g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 600mg; Carbohydrate 69g; Fiber 4g; Protein 14g
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