Springmixinpastasalad Recipes

BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop.
• In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, and garlic pepper. Stir in milk until smooth. Place rotini, bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese in bowl and toss to coat with dressing. Cover and chill at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. Toss with additional milk if the salad seems a little dry.

SPRING MIX-IN' PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed, rinse and drain thoroughly. Place in large salad bowl (add chicken or shrimp, if using), and mix in the black bean garlic sauce giving a light coating to all. This can be adjusted to your taste.
• Add bag of Spring Mix salad, olives and cherry tomatoes. Mix completely, and then pour the Italian dressing over all mixing thoroughly once more.
• Can be eaten right off or chilled for later.

CREAMY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions on the bag or box.
• Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Pour into a medium sized mixing bowl.
• Add mayo, ham, and peas.
• Mix well.
• Allow to cool completely in refrigerater and serve.

SPRING MIX SALAD

Steps:

• Mix vegetables and serve.

SPRING PASTA SALAD WITH ASPARAGUS, TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Put up a large pot of salted water for cooking the pasta and bring it to a boil.
• Add the asparagus and blanch it until just tender, about 3 minutes.
• Scoop the asparagus from the water with a large strainer spoon and place in a colander. Run cold water over it to stop the cooking process, and to preserve the bright green color. Drain well and slice into small pieces on the diagonal, leaving the tips whole.
• Bring the water back to a rapid boil and cook the penne until just al dente (tender but slightly firm to the bite). Run the pasta under cold water and drain very well.
• In a large serving bowl, add the pasta, the blanched asparagus and all the remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper and toss well until all the pasta is well coated with dressing. Taste for seasoning. This is best served at room temperature.
• Note: Another lovely addition to this pasta is about 3/4 cup freshly shelled spring peas. Blanch them for 1 minute in the boiling pasta water after you blanch the asparagus. Drain well and add them to the bowl along with the other ingredients.

SPRING PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; rinse under cold water and drain well.
• Combine pasta, vegetables and tomatoes in bowl.
• Toss with dressing.
• Garnish with chopped fresh basil or parsley and serve over lettuce, if desired.

WINTER SPRING MIX SALAD (MESCLUN)

Steps:

• heat olive oil and garlic in large sauce or frying pan until garlic is golden; not dark brown.
• add chicken and cover; cook on medium-low until chicken is cooked through but not dry (about 20 min).
• wash mesclun mix well (unless you have bought prewashed) and add mesclun mix and sundried tomatoes and cover; cooking on low for about 10 minutes, keeping an eye to be sure greens don't get wilty.
• they will be done when they are soft but not wilted (you really just want them warmed).
• toss in cheese and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• serve alone or over a bed of linguine.