Warm Spinach and Ham Pasta Salad
This recipe makes 4 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 535 |
| pro | 33 g |
| total fat | 22 g |
| sat. fat | 7 g |
| carb | 52 g |
| fibre | 5 g |
| chol | 53 mg |
| sodium | 1 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 11 |
| iron | 38 |
| vit A | 48 |
| vit C | 38 |
| folate | 113 |
Ingredients
- 3 cups penne pasta
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups cubed ham
- 1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup goat cheese
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
Preparation
In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 8 minutes. Drain.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Add hot pasta, spinach, ham, tomatoes and half of the goat cheese; toss to coat.
Divide remaining goat cheese over each serving. Sprinkle with green onion.
More spinach salad recipes:
- California Spinach Salad
- Radish Spinach Salad
- Tomato Spinach Salad
- Mandarin Spinach Salad
- Spinach Sprout Salad
Additional information :
Variations
Warm Spinach and Chicken Pasta Salad: Replace ham with cooked chicken breast.
Vegetarian Warm Spinach Pasta Salad: Replace ham with 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) drained rinsed chickpeas or mixed beans.
Tip: You can use other short, curled or twisted pasta shapes, which makes it easy to pick up both the pasta and chunks of meat and vegetables at the same time.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: April 2006
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