Name: Whole Grain Pasta Salad with Cucumber Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound rotini, fusilli, penne or other short pasta; Salt, plus more for dressing; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 large Kirby cucumbers, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped; 1 bunch scallions, white and light green part only, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 bag (12-ounce) frozen peas, thawed under cold tap water; Fresh dill sprigs, for garnish

Whole Grain Pasta Salad with Cucumber Dressing

June 8, 2017

Whole Grain Pasta Salad made with cucumbers, peas, dill, and a simple Greek yogurt dressing. How that sound to you? This creamy pasta salad is perfect not just for summertime, but for any season! This Italian meal will make you feel full and satisfied. It will please not just pasta-lovers but even those who have never tried the pasta.

The photo credit and the recipe I followed are from fromachefskitchen.com. For more delicious recipes don’t forget to check her website and Instagram page.

Yield: 8

Whole Grain Pasta Salad with Cucumber Dressing

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound rotini, fusilli, penne or other short pasta
Salt, plus more for dressing
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
2 large Kirby cucumbers, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 bunch scallions, white and light green part only, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 bag (12-ounce) frozen peas, thawed under cold tap water
Fresh dill sprigs, for garnish

Instructions

1. In salty water cook the pasta after that use coriander to drain the water.

2. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, honey, cucumber, scallions, dill and salt, and black pepper to taste and mix them into a food processor or blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth.

3. Add the pasta and peas, garnish with fresh dill sprigs and serve.