Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad
This recipe makes 4 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 381 |
| pro | 16 g |
| total fat | 10 g |
| sat. fat | 2 g |
| carb | 56 g |
| fibre | 4 g |
| chol | 17 mg |
| sodium | 755 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 8 |
| iron | 14 |
| vit A | 15 |
| vit C | 97 |
| folate | 45 |
This easy tasty pasta salad is loaded with calcium. Omit the banana peppers if your child is not a fan of hot food.
Ingredients
- 5 cups rotini pasta
- 1 sweet red pepper, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1/2 cup pickled pearl onions, chopped, or 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/3 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup minced fresh dill, (or 1/2 tsp/2 mL dried dillweed)
- 2 tbsp pickled hot banana peppers, chopped
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 4 oz smoked salmon, cut into thin strips
Preparation
In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender, about 10 minutes. Add red pepper and celery; cook for 10 seconds. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the cooking liquid. Rinse under cold water; set aside in colander.
In large bowl, whisk together sour cream, onions, mayonnaise, dill, banana peppers and pepper. Add pasta mixture, reserved cooking liquid and half of the salmon; toss to coat. Top with remaining salmon.
Additional information :
Substitutions:
Replace the smoked salmon with 1 can (6 oz/170 g) tuna, drained and flaked; 1 can (7-1/3 oz/220 g) salmon, drained and flaked; or 4 oz (125 g) flaked smoked trout or mackerel. Taste and add salt, if desired.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: September 2004
- Keywords : Main Course; Dinner; Kid-Friendly; Boil; Pasta; Salmon; Red pepper; Sour Cream;
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