Angel Hair Pasta Salad Recipe
This is a refreshing salad that keeps a summer kitchen cool. It's a tasty way to get my family to eat their vegetables.—Janette Garner, Carmel, Indiana
This recipe is:
Quick
Diabetic Friendly
Prep: 20 min. + chilling
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients
1 package (7 ounces) angel hair pasta
4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
1 medium cucumber, chopped
6 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; add the tomatoes, carrots, cucumber and onions.
In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutritional Analysis: 3/4 cup equals 121 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 241 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 vegetable, 1 starch.
Originally published as Angel Hair Pasta Salad in Country Woman May/June 2001, p37
Beth Layman :)
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