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Double Decker Pasta Salad
Double Decker Pasta Salad
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Pasta, Salads, Seafood
Ingredients List
- 8 oz Elbow macaroni; or medium
- -shells
- Other medium pasta; shape,
- -uncooked
- 2 c Fresh green beans; cut in
- -half, or...
- 10 oz -frozen green beans; thawed
- -and drained
- 1 c Plain; low-fat yogurt
- 1 tb Dijon mustard
- 2 tb Honey
- 2 md Carrots; grated
- 1 Red apple; diced
- 6 1/8 oz Canned white tuna; (packed
- -in water)
- 1/4 c Chopped walnuts
- 1/2 c Grated cheddar cheese
Directions
Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain.
Blanch green beans by cooking in pot of boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain
and rinse well with cold water. Drain again.
Combine yogurt, Dijon mustard and honey in blender or food processor. Mix
well and set aside.
Spread half of the cooked pasta in the bottom of a 3-quart glass bowl,
trifle dish or glass baking dish. Top with half each of the green beans,
carrot, apple and tuna. Drizzle half of the dressing evenly over salad.
Repeat this procedure with the remaining half of the ingredients to create
a colorful salad that can be seen through the glass dish. Sprinkle walnuts
and Cheddar cheese on top.
Cover and chill for 30 minutes. Serve cold.
Blanch green beans by cooking in pot of boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain
and rinse well with cold water. Drain again.
Combine yogurt, Dijon mustard and honey in blender or food processor. Mix
well and set aside.
Spread half of the cooked pasta in the bottom of a 3-quart glass bowl,
trifle dish or glass baking dish. Top with half each of the green beans,
carrot, apple and tuna. Drizzle half of the dressing evenly over salad.
Repeat this procedure with the remaining half of the ingredients to create
a colorful salad that can be seen through the glass dish. Sprinkle walnuts
and Cheddar cheese on top.
Cover and chill for 30 minutes. Serve cold.
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