Pasta - Pasta Primavera Salad

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Pasta Primavera Salad

 

Recipe By :The Magic of Soy - GeniSoy Products

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3/4 pound dry penne, rotelle, or fusilli pasta

2 medium carrots -- peeled and cut inti thin oval slices

OR

3 cups frozen sliced carrots

1/2 pound frozen, whole, small green beans

1 large onion -- chopped

1 15 oz can red or white (cannellini) kidney beans or

chickpeas -- drained (1 1/2 cups)

1 green bell pepper -- seeded and diced

3 Roma tomatoes -- sliced

1 cup thinly sliced celery

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

freshly ground black pepper, to taste

DRESSING

1 12.3 oz box firm silken tofu

1 scoop Genisoy Natural Protein Powder (1/4 cup)

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

OR

1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder

 

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water. While it cooks, prepare

the vegetables. When the pasta is almost half-cooked, add the raw carrots to

the pot of simmering pasta. When the pasta is almost tender, add the green

beans (and frozen carrot slices, if using). When the pasta is just tender, but

still chewy, drain it with the carrots and green beans in a colander.

 

Place the drained pasta and vegetables in a large serving bowl with the onion,

beans, peppers, tomatoes, and celery. Add the 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoom

salt, and pepper to taste. Toss well. Place the dressing ingredients in a

blender or food processor, and blend until very smooth. Pour it over the warm

pasta, and combine well. Cover and refrigerate until serving time. Serve at

room temperature or cold.

 

Description:

" Here's a hearty full-meal salad that's good enough to serve company. "

 

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Per serving: 78 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (20% calories from fat); 5g

Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 747mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat;

0 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0