Spaghetti Salad
Spaghetti Salad is what you make for dinner when you've got loads of fresh produce but you're craving comfy carbs...an easy vegan pasta!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
dressing
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
Salad
- 1/2 lb spaghetti
- 2 cups blanched or lightly steamed green and yellow beans, cut in 1 to 2 inch pieces
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced in half, or quarters
- 2 ears steamed corn, kernels removed
- 1/4 small red onion, slivered
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts (instructions in the notes below)
- basil leaves
- baby lettuce leaves, optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the dressing ingredients, taste to adjust anything you like, and set aside.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water just until al dente. Drain and immediately dress with about half of the dressing. Put the pasta in a large shallow serving bowl.
- In a separate bowl toss the beans, tomatoes, corn kernels, and onions with the other half of the dressing. Do this while the pasta is cooking.
- Spoon the salad over the pasta, and garnish with pine nuts and basil leaves. Serve immediately.
Notes
- I laid down a bed of baby lettuce underneath the spaghetti just to add to the 'salad' vibe.
- Be sure your beans and corn are just lightly steamed, you don't want them to be raw.
- As written the recipe is vegan, but feel free to add some shaved or grated Parmesan on top, or some crumbled feta if you like.
- To toast pine nuts, put them in a skillet over medium heat and stir almost constantly until they turn golden, this will happen fairly quickly. I like to use a little olive oil in the pan, which will make the process happen even faster.
Nutrition
Calories: 308 kcal · Carbohydrates: 34 g · Protein: 7 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Sodium: 108 mg · Potassium: 304 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 496 IU · Vitamin C: 16 mg · Calcium: 27 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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