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Ingredients
- 1/2 pound whole-wheat fusilli or other spiral shaped pasta
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1 1/2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves
- 2 tablespoons walnut oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 clove of garlic, minced (about 1/2 teaspoon)
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. Drain the pasta, rinse it under cold water, and put it in the refrigerator to chill.
In a dry saute pan toast the walnuts over a medium-high flame until they are fragrant, about 2 minutes. Set the walnuts aside to cool then chop them coarsely.
In a large bowl, toss together the chilled pasta, walnuts, feta cheese, onion, and spinach. In a small bowl whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic and mustard. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
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By flygirl6699
on November 07, 2011
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It was great! I made a few changes:
Added a little honey to the dressing
Substituted Pine nuts for walnuts
Finely diced the red onion
Added spinach and onion to the pot to wilt and collect some flavor
Added the pasta/nuts and vinaigrette, turned heat off and mixed ingredients
Great recipe though!!!
By yolichas_573859
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on June 26, 2011
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This is a delicious salad, but definitely needs more dressing. Also, the leftovers always have an unappetizing pink cast the next day. I experimented with white wine vinegar in the dressing and that works much better, eliminating the color issue.
By sonjaklee
milwaukee, WI
on May 31, 2011
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Delicious! We did not use onions but threw in asparagus and grape tomatoes. It was a wonderful vegetarian meal for a hot day, but it would make a perfect side as well.
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