Recette

Name: Pasta Salad Niçoise Sample
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup fat-free Italian dressing; ¼ cup chopped fresh basil; 2 cloves minced fresh garlic; 5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 2 cups cooked and drained rotini pasta; 1 can (6 oz) drained water-packed tuna; ¾ cup diced fresh tomato; ½ diced California avocado; ¼ cup sliced red onion; 4 leaves green-leaf lettuce; 2 large sliced black olives

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Pasta Salad Niçoise Sample

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Lou Chardin

Servings

3 servings

Prep time

00:10

Cook time

00:20

1 Rating

The following recipe meets the "5 A Day for Better Health" program criteria. This means that this recipe does not exceed the following: 30% of calories from fat; 10% of calories from saturated fat; 100 mg cholesterol and 360 mg sodium per serving.

Ingredients

¼ cup fat-free Italian dressing
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
2 cloves minced fresh garlic
5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 cups cooked and drained rotini pasta
1 can (6 oz) drained water-packed tuna
¾ cup diced fresh tomato
½ diced California avocado
¼ cup sliced red onion
4 leaves green-leaf lettuce
2 large sliced black olives

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the dressing, basil, garlic and red pepper flakes.
Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine rotini pasta, tuna, tomato, avocado and red onion.
Add dressing and toss.
Line four plates with lettuce leaves, spoon on salad and garnish with olive slices.