Fusilli Salad

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Prep time: About 15 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
Cooling time: 30 minutes

Makes: 4 - 6 servings

    

Dressing Ingredients

• 6 T.      water
• 4 T.      sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
• 1 T.       red wine vinegar
• 1           clove garlic, peeled and chopped
• 8 T.       extra virgin olive oil
• 1/8 t.      ground pepper
• 1/2 t.      salt

    

Pasta Salad Ingredients

• 8 oz.      fusilli (or rotini) pasta
• 1 t.         salt
• 2/3 cup   dressing
• 4 oz.      cooked Italian sausage, thinly sliced
• 4 oz.      diced Swiss cheese
• 4 T.       pitted and chopped Kalamata olives
• 1 T.       chopped capers
• 1 T.       chopped Italian parsley
• 2 oz.      chopped spinach
• 1/2         red bell pepper, chopped (optional)

    

Directions

1. In a food blender, puree all the dressing ingredients.
2. Boil 2 quarts of water, add 1 t. salt and cook pasta 10 - 12 minutes until al dente. Drain.
3. Blend cooked pasta and salad dressing. Cool 30 minutes.
4. Mix cooled pasta and other ingredients.

 

Based on a recipe from Chaparral House, a skilled nursing facility in Berkeley, CA.

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