Summer Sunshine Pasta Salad

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Summer Sunshine Pasta Salad

 

Recipe By : www.robinrobertson.com 8/00

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes, Vegetarian Pasta, Couscous, Etc.

Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8 ounces farfalle

1/4 teaspoon turmeric

8 ounces small shells

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil -- plus

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

2 cups broccoli flowerets

Juice and zest of 1 orange

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Salt -- to taste

Cayenne -- to taste

1 yellow bell pepper

cut into thin strips

1 small red onion -- chopped

1 cup cherry tomatoes -- halved

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

 

Evocative of a summer day, seashell and butterfly pastas combine with

broccoli flowerets and sunflower seeds for a whimsical ray of sunshine any

time of year. If serving as an entree, add cooked chick peas or kidney

beans to the salad.

 

Cook the farfalle in a pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally,

until it is al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. While the farfalle is

cooking, add turmeric to the water to turn pasta a bright yellow color.

Cook the pasta shells in a separate pot of boiling salted water until it is

al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain both pastas and rinse under cold water.

Place both pastas in a large bowl, toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil

and set aside. In a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch the

broccoli until bright green, about 30 seconds. Drain and rinse under cold

running water and add to the pasta. In a small bowl, combine the orange

juice and zest, the lemon juice, and salt and cayenne to taste. Whisk in

the remaining olive oil until blended, then pour dressing over pasta. Add

the bell pepper, onion, cherry tomatoes, and chickpeas and toss to combine.

Sprinkle on sunflower seeds before serving.

 

Serves 4

 

From www.robinrobertson.com/recipes.htm

 

 

 

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