A Spring Salad with Pasta.....

The Spring Salad recipe can be a real 'family time' recipe.

Since it does not require much cooking – you could involve everyone.

While you take on the cooking of pasta and chopping, the kids can prepare the salad dressing.

They will also enjoy the final mixing….

In no time you will have a ‘beautiful’ meal ready!

SPRING SALAD WITH PASTA                        Serves 2

Ingredients

Cooked Pasta (Macaroni, Fusilli, Penne) – ½ cup

Cucumber, Carrot, Onion (sliced thickly) – ¼ cup each

Bell peppers (cut into squares) – ¼ cup (red, yellow, green)

Cabbage (cut into squares) – ¼ cup

Lettuce (any variety) – a handful (torn)

Sausages (sliced) – ¼ cup

Olive (sliced) – 1 tblsp

Prune (sliced) – 1 tblsp

Cherry tomato – 8 pcs

For the dressing

Pomegranate juice – 4 tblsp

Extra virgin olive oil – 2 tblsp

Garlic (finely chopped) – 1 clove

Mustard – ½ tsp

Black pepper (crushed) – ¼ tsp

Salt – to taste

Onion greens (finely chopped) – ½ tsp

Method

1. Keep the chopped vegetables dipped in ice cold water.
2. Mix together all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and whisk it well. Let it stand for 15 mins.
3. In another bowl, add the pasta, cucumber, carrot, bell peppers, cabbage, red onion, lettuce, sausage, olive, prune and cherry tomato.
4. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and pasta. Mix lightly to coat all the pieces.
5. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves.

*You can strech this to 3 or 4 persons if serving as an accompaniment. The recipe here is portion for a meal.

© Rinki’s Kitchen 2012