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Fanciful Fruit Pasta Salad

1 Lb Fanciful Fruit pasta
2 cups chicken, cooked and diced
1 1/2 cups red and green seedless grapes, halved
1/2 cup green onion, sliced
2 cups oranges, peeled and sectioned
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup chopped pecans, roasted

 

Vinaigrette

1/2 cup orange juice
4 Tbsp 16 year balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup blood orange olive oil
Sea salt
Fresh ground pepper

 

Instructions: Cook pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon blood orange olive oil and mix. Place in large bowl. Add next 5 ingredients. Toss salad well.

For Vinaigrette:
Whisk together orange juice, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Drizzle over salad and mix well. Place into lettuce-lined serving bowl and top with pecan pieces.

 

Makes 8-10 servings.

 

 

Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 01:27PM by Registered CommenterSavore Artisans | Comments Off