Pear & Pepper Pasta Salad

I made pasta and marinara sauce for my grandkids today, and had left-over pasta, so I decided to invent a pasta salad. I was a little worried about this one, but I think it turned out great! Very different than any pasta salad I have eaten before. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• Salad

• 2  cups bow tie pasta (cooked)
• 1⁄4 cup  diced yellow onion
• 1  red bell pepper, diced
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, matchsticks or shredded
• 1  medium pear, peeled and diced
• 1 (4 1/2ounce) envelope Starkist tuna, Zesty Lemon Pepper

• Dressing

• 1⁄2 cup lime juice
• 1⁄2 cup  oil (olive or sunflower)
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Mix salad ingredients in a medium bowl.
2. Mix dressing ingredients together and stir until sugar is dissolved.
3. Add dressing to salad and toss well.
4. Can serve immediately, but flavor will increase if you refrigerate for an hour or so, first.