Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 332
  • Fat:
  • 18 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 23 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 514 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 27 g
  • Fiber:
  • 3 g
  • Protein:
  • 16 g

Salmon Pasta Salad

This recipe was one of my husband's favorite ways to enjoy salmon. I've had it so long I don't even remember where it came from originally. This salad is a nice light meal for a hot summer day, and it lets the salmon flavor come through. -Mary Dennis, Bryan, Ohio

SERVINGS

6-8

CATEGORY

Salads

METHOD

Chill

PREP

15 min.

TOTAL

15 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 package (8 ounces) spiral pasta, cooked and drained
  • 2 cups fully cooked salmon chunks or 1 can (14-3/4 ounces) pink salmon, drained, bones and skin removed
  • 1-1/2 cups quartered cherry tomatoes
  • 1 medium cucumber, quartered and sliced
  • 1 small red onion, sliced
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon or lime juice
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons dill weed
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 head lettuce, torn

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, toss the pasta, salmon, tomatoes, cucumber and onion. For dressing, combine the oil, lemon or lime juice, dill, garlic, salt and pepper; mix well. Pour over pasta. Cover and chill. Serve over lettuce. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 10, 2008

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