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Fruity Pasta Swiss Salad

All You Need is Cheese   Kids love pasta. And the carbs give them energy to burn on those cold afternoons at the rink or up on the ski hills. So make High-Performance Pasta Salad in quantity and keep the vinaigrette separately. It stays fresh in the fridge for energy boosts throughout the week.

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April 8th, 2012

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Servings
4
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Ingredients
  • pasta salad
  • 1 package(375 g) rotini noodles
  • 1 Cup (250 ml) canadian swiss cheese, diced
  • 1/2 Cups (125 ml) chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 Cups (125 ml) chopped dates
  • 1/2 Cups (125 ml) sliced almonds
  • 1 unpeeled apple, cubed
  • 1/4 Cups (50 ml) chopped raw baby spinach
  • fresh mint to garnish (optional)
  • vinaigrette
  • 11/3 Cups (75 ml) orange juice
  • 1/3 Cups (75 ml) olive oil
  • 1/4 Cups (50 ml) rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) zest of orange
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) liquid honey
    • Directions
  • 1.

    Vinaigrette

  • 2.

    To make the vinaigrette, whisk together in a bowl orange juice, olive oil, rice vinegar, orange zest and honey.

  • 3.

    Pasta Salad

  • 4.

    In a saucepan, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water. Refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Combine pasta, apricots, dates, almonds, apples, spinach and Canadian Swiss cheese.

  • 5.

    Add vinaigrette to the pasta salad and mix well. Serve garnished with fresh mint if desired.

    • Fruity Pasta Swiss Salad
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