How to make Green Apple Pasta Salad
May 06, 2014 10:54 IST
Enjoyed the super salad recipes?. Here, reader Anusha Praveen shares sent us this recipe of Green Apple Pasta Salad made from macaroni and assorted veggies.
Here' one more: Green Apple Pasta Salad shared by food blogger Anusha Praveen.
It is an "easy macaroni salad with assorted veggies in a creamy dressing," says Anusha.
Here's the recipe:
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: Four
Ingredients
- 1 cup macaroni pasta
- 10-15 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 green apple peeled, cored and cubed
- 1/2 cup sweet corn kernels fresh or frozen
- 1 medium red onion sliced thinly
For the dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 3-4 fresh mint chopped finely
- 1 tsp vinegar (cider or white) or 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Salt to taste
- Mint leaves for garnishing
Method
- Drop the macaroni into a pan of boiling water. Let is cook for about 20 to 25 minutes till they become soft and tender.
- If you put the macaroni when the water is not boiling, pasta may take longer to cook. Also make sure you add plenty of water. Pasta needs a lot of water to cook.
- Once cooked, drain the water and wash the macaroni under running water. This is to make sure that they don’t stick to each other.
- In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for the dressing and using a whisk, mix well.
- Now, add the chopped veggies to the dressing and mix well.
- Add the washed pasta to the veggie dressing mixture and mix gently.
- Let it chill for an hour.
- Garnish with a sprig of mint and serve with any bread or soup of your choice.
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