Pasta-Broccolini Salad
- Ready In:
- 13mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
-
Pasta
- 1 1⁄2 lbs shaped pasta (read INTRO)
- 1 lb Broccolini
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained (or equivalent amount of freshly cooked chickpeas)
- 1⁄4 cup walnut pieces, toasted
-
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
directions
- Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Heat up a large pot of salted water to boiling. Place the broccolini stems in the boiling water. Return to boil and cook for 2-3 minutes, just until the stems are crisp-tender.
- Drain the broccolini and rinse with cold water to halt the cooking process. Drain well again.
- In a large serving bowl combine the broccolini with the cooked pasta. Gently stir in the chickpeas and *walnut pieces.
- Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a small non-reactive bowl.
- Pour dressing over the broccoli-pasta mixture. Toss gently to coat.
- Squeeze the lemon juice over the salad and serve or cover and chill.
- *NOTE: If you choose to serve the salad cold, stir in the walnuts just before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
COOKGIRl
United States