Pasta And Black Walnut Fruit Salad Recipes

SUMMER FRUIT 'N' PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse with cold water and drain. In a bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, dill, salt and hot pepper sauce. , In a large serving bowl, combine the pasta, apples, grapes, celery and mandarin oranges. Gently stir in 1 cup yogurt mixture. , Cover and refrigerate salad and remaining yogurt mixture for 2-3 hours. Just before serving, stir in bananas, walnuts and remaining yogurt mixture.

PASTA SALAD RECIPE WITH WALNUTS & FRUIT

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine next six ingredients (oranges through walnuts). Add pasta and stir to mix.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix yogurt, honey and orange juice concentrate. Add yogurt mixture to pasta; toss to coat. Cover and chill thoroughly.

OLIVE-WALNUT PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the water's boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then drain.
• While the pasta's cooking, in a large Dutch oven, stir together the olive oil, walnuts and olives. Set over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until fragrant and the walnuts are toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, finely grate in the garlic clove and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Stir to combine.
• Add the pasta and 1/4 cup pasta water to the walnut mixture. Cook over medium-low, stirring and adding pasta water as needed, until the pasta is well coated. Remove from heat and stir in half the lemon zest and all the lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper and more lemon zest.

PASTA AND BLACK WALNUT FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and cool.
• In a small bowl, blend yogurt, honey and orange juice concentrate.
• In a large bowl, combine pasta, and remaining ingredients, except mandarin oranges. Add yogurt mixture; toss to coat. Add mandarin oranges and gently toss again. Cover and chill thoroughly.