Spinach Bow Tie Pasta Salad

Name: Spinach Bow Tie Pasta Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8-10 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked bow tie pasta; 1 package (10 ounces) fresh baby spinach; 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, diced; 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots; 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette

With its fresh, crisp blend of fruit-and-veggie flavors, this pretty salad from our Test Kitchen is perfect for any springtime dinner or luncheon.

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked bow tie pasta
1 package (10 ounces) fresh baby spinach
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, diced
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large serving bowl, combine the spinach, yellow pepper and apricots.
Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; add to spinach mixture. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to coat.

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bonito15

Jun 10, 2017

A really interesting salad - love the apricots in this and with the balsamic it was perfect
fishing buddy

Sep 4, 2015

In my opinion the amounts are off in this recipe, especially if you use the photo as a guide which shows a fair amount of pasta with the spinach. One cup of uncooked pasta is way too little and 10 oz. of fresh baby spinach is way too much. I used a 5 oz. bag of fresh baby spinach and even that was too much spinach when compared to the pasta. The pasta, apricots and yellow pepper were overwhelmed by the spinach. I will adjust the amounts and give it one more try.
mythyagain

Mar 20, 2010

Quick to make, healthy salad that works well for lunches or potlucks. I added just slightly more than the recommended pasta and apricots.