Fresh beans and tomatoes add color and crunch to a simple pasta salad seasoned with tarragon vinegar.
Gemelli with Fresh Green and Yellow Beans
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked gemelli pasta (8 oz)
- 4 oz fresh green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces (1 cup)
- 4 oz fresh yellow wax beans, cut into 2-inch pieces (1 cup)
- 1 pint (2 cups) grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese (3 oz)
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
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Step1Cook pasta as directed on package, adding green and yellow beans for last 5 minutes of cooking time; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
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Step2In large bowl, mix pasta, beans and tomatoes.
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Step3In small bowl, beat oil, vinegar and salt with wire whisk until well blended; stir into pasta mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
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Step4Just before serving, stir salad; top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and sprinkle with pepper.
Nutrition
100
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 100
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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