Summer Pasta Salad

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	514514 cal
pro	25 g25g pro
total fat	19 g19g total fat
sat. fat	5 g5g sat. fat
carb	62 g62g carb
fibre	7 g7g fibre
chol	31 mg31mg chol
sodium	706 mg706mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	2323 calcium
iron	3131 iron
vit A	77 vit A
vit C	5858 vit C
folate	6565 folate

Serve this light summery salad with crispy, homemade Parmesan Breadsticks (see recipe below).

Ingredients

4 cups fusilli pasta 4 4cups cupsfusilli pasta
2 cups sugar snap peas , trimmed2 2cups cupssugar snap peasugar snap peas or snow peas, trimmed
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspextra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
4 4oz ozthinly sliced smoked turkey or smoked chicken, cut_in strips
2 cups halved cherry tomatoes 2 2cups cupshalved cherry tomatocherry tomatoes
2 cups fresh basil , chopped2 2cups cupsfresh basil, chopped
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 1/2cup cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup pine nuts , toasted1/4 1/4cup cuppine nutpine nuts, toasted

Preparation

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 4 minutes. Add peas; cook until pasta is tender but firm, about 2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain and transfer to serving bowl. Sprinkle with oil, salt and pepper; toss to coat.

Add turkey, tomatoes, basil and cheese; toss to combine. Garnish with pine nuts.

Additional information :

Parmesan Breadsticks

1 lb (500 g) pizza or bread dough
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil
1/4 cup (50 mL) grated Parmesan cheese

On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 14- x 10-inch (35 x 25 cm) rectangle; cut lengthwise into 10 strips. Brush with oil; sprinkle with cheese, pressing to adhere. Twist each strip into spiral; place on greased rimmed baking sheet.

Bake in centre of 400°F (200°C) oven until golden and puffed, about 12 minutes. Makes 10 pieces.

Keywords : Main Course; Lunch; Dinner; Boil; Snow peas; Tomatoes; Parmesan; Turkey; Chicken; Basil;

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