French Pasta Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 366.9
  • Total Fat: 15.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.7 mg
  • Sodium: 534.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
  • Protein: 10.1 g

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Introduction

A French twist on pasta salad. My family loves this. A French twist on pasta salad. My family loves this.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    For Salad:

    Hazelnuts
    Penne Pasta
    Green Beans
    Roasted Red Peppers
    Parsley
    Capers
    Goat Cheese

    Dressing

    Olive Oil
    Balsamic Vinegar (or Red Wine Vinegar works)
    Dijon Mustard
    Shallots
    Tarragon
    Basil
    Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

Heat oven to 325 and roast hazelnuts 15 min. Rub in towel once cooled to loosen skins

Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook until 'al dente"

Steam greenbeans in steamer basket for 3 minutes and rinse to stop cooking process

In a large serving bowl, wisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard,shallots (chopped) , tarragon, & basil (chopped)

Add pasta, green beans, toasted hazelnuts, roasted red peppers and toss to combine. Sprinkle with parsley and capers and sprinkle goat cheese around. Serve at either room temperature or slightly chilled

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARSHA870.