Sunday, May 31, 2009

{soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Summer Fruit 'n' Pasta Salad



Summer Fruit 'n' Pasta Salad
Light & Tasty


I'm always making up recipes, and this refreshing salad came about when I wanted something cool yet spicy to eat during hot summers. Serve it as a meatless main course or as a side dish at barbecues. --Donna Williams of Las Vegas, Nevada

SERVINGS: 14
CATEGORY: Salads
METHOD:
TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Ingredients:
8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
3/4 cup fat-free plain yogurt
3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
4 teaspoons snipped fresh dill
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash hot pepper sauce
2 medium tart green apples, chopped
2 medium red apples, chopped
1-1/2 cups seedless grapes
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
2 medium firm bananas, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse with cold water and drain. In a bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, dill, salt and hot pepper sauce.
    In a large serving bowl, combine the pasta, apples, grapes, celery and mandarin oranges. Gently stir in 1 cup yogurt mixture.
    Cover and refrigerate salad and remaining yogurt mixture for 2-3 hours. Just before serving, stir in bananas, walnuts and remaining yogurt mixture. Yield: 14 servings.

 

Nutrition Facts
One serving:(1 cup)
Calories: 199,Fat:
8 g,Saturated Fat:1 g,Cholesterol:5 mg,Sodium:160 mg,Carbohydrate:31 g,Fiber:3 g,Protein:4 g
Diabetic Exchange:
1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

            Beth Layman  :)


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