Description
This Strawberry Fields Pasta Salad is a fresh, colorful dish perfect for picnics, potlucks, and summer gatherings. Sweet strawberries, grapes, spinach, feta, and bow tie pasta are tossed in a bright lemon poppy seed dressing for an easy and crowd-pleasing salad.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces bow tie pasta
- 1 pound strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1½ cups red grapes, sliced in half
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 15 ounces mandarin oranges, drained
- 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 12 ounces lemon poppy seed dressing
- ½ cup pecans
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions.
2. Drain the pasta and rinse with cold water to cool it down, then set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, strawberries, grapes, red onion, spinach, mandarin oranges, pecans, and feta cheese.
4. Pour the lemon poppy seed dressing over the salad and season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Toss everything together until well combined.
6. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the salad to allow the flavors to meld.
7. Serve chilled and enjoy.
Notes
Nutritional values may vary and are intended as a general guide.
For best flavor, chill the salad for at least 30 minutes before serving so the ingredients absorb the dressing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 348
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 24mg