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Salads are a mixture of lettuces, vegetables and sometimes even meats and dairy products. Most have an accompanying dressing to keep it moist and even more toppings to add flavor.
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Spinach Pasta Salad
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
Spinach Pasta Salad
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
1/2
cup sun-dried tomatoes
1/2
cup boiling water
1/2
cup no-salt-added tomato juice
1
can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced-fat condensed tomato soup
1/4
cup red wine vinegar
1
tablespoon olive oil
1
clove garlic
1/2
teaspoon salt (optional)
1/2
teaspoon dried basil
1/8
teaspoon black pepper
4
cups cooked small pasta shells
4
cups spinach leaves, torn into bite-size pieces
1
cucumber, sliced
1
(4-1/2-ounce) jar marinated artichokes, drained and chopped
1/2
cup thinly sliced red onion
2
tablespoons sliced ripe olives
1
tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
1.
For dressing, cover sun-dried tomatoes with boiling water in small bowl; let stand 20 minutes. In food processor, process tomatoes, water, tomato juice, soup, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt, basil and pepper until smooth. Combine pasta, spinach, cucumber, artichokes, onion, olives and cheese in large bowl. Pour 1 cup dressing over salad and toss well to coat.
Note:
Store remaining dressing in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 4 days.Serving suggestion:
Serve dressing over hot cooked pasta.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: | |
| Sodium | 388 mg |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Total Fat | 8 g |
| Calories from Fat | 30 % |
| Calories | 230 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1-1/2 |
| Vegetable | 2 |
| Starch | 1-1/2 |
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