I know you are probably thinking…pasta salad with fruit…what?
Trust me, I would have thought the same thing, but then I saw this recipe at doughmesstic
In my opinion, she is brilliant. Her salad looked so amazing, that I had to give it a try.
Because it is almost the Fourth of July, I decided to go with red, white, and blue fruit.
I wanted to make a poppy-seed sweet dressing, but the fussy one prefers raspberry vinaigrette.
It did not disappoint. This salad would make a fantastic summer lunch, light dinner, or perfect side dish to anything BBQ.
Most importantly…the fussy one ate it!
For the salad:
1 lb pasta cooked according to directions
drain and cool
add dressing (we loved the raspberry but poppy-seed would also be great) to the pasta
I did not measure an exact amount, but added just enough so that the pasta was not dry
add 1 peeled and diced apple
2-3 cups of mixed berries
dash of salt/pepper (optional)
toss gently
I also added just a sprinkle of Parmesan to counter the sweetness
Seriously – it was GOOD:)
Enjoy!
About Heather @French Press
Interesting! I would never think to pair fruit and pasta together in a salad, but this certainly sounds like it would be yummy!
Visiting (and pinning!) from Just Us Four
Patriotic and tasty looking!
Very festive and looks so yummy! I hope you’ll add this to my Patriotic Project Parade going on through July 4th.
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/06/patriotic-project-parade-linky-party.html
Great bursts of color… simple and perfect for the 4th. Thanks for sharing it on foodie friday.
Fruit with pasta actually sounds very good and intersting. Thank you so much for linking it up to Dare to Share. I think I am going to have to give it a try.
Pam
http://pamspartyplanning.blogspot.com/2012/07/dare-to-share-15.html