Healthy Recipes: Garden Pasta Salad


Ertrag: 6 servings, 1 cup each

Portionen: 6

Vorbereitungszeit: 35 Minuten

Gesamtzeit: 35 Minuten

To Make Ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.

Rezeptbeschreibung:

This lightly dressed pasta salad gets lots of flavor from kalamata olives and basil. A colorful mix of diced bell pepper, shredded carrot and tomatoes adds vitamins and minerals. Serve on a crisp bed of greens. Toss in canned chunk light tuna, cooked chicken or flavored baked tofu to add protein and make it more substantial.

Rezeptzutaten:

  1. 2 cups whole-wheat rotini (6 ounces)
  2. 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
  3. 1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
  4. 2 Esslöffel natives Olivenöl extra
  5. 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar or lemon juice
  6. 1 clove garlic, minced
  7. 1/8 teaspoon salt
  8. Freshly ground pepper to taste
  9. 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  10. 1 cup diced yellow or red bell pepper (1 small)
  11. 1 cup grated carrots (2-4 carrots)
  12. 1/2 cup chopped scallions (4 scallions)
  13. 1/2 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
  14. 1/3 cup slivered fresh basil

Rezeptschritte:

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes, or according to package directions. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
  2. Whisk mayonnaise, yogurt, oil, vinegar (or lemon juice), garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl until smooth. Add the pasta and toss to coat. Add tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, scallions, olives and basil; toss to coat well.

Nährwerte im Rezept:

Pro Portion: 197 calories; 8 g fat (1 g sat, 5 g mono); 1 mg cholesterol; 29 g carbohydrate; 6 g protein; 4 g fiber; 290 mg sodium; 269 mg potassium

Ernährungsbonus: Vitamin C (97% daily value), Vitamin A (70% dv), Fiber (17% dv).

2 Kohlenhydratportionen

Börsen: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 2 fat (mono)