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Use Ronzoni® Healthy Harvest® pasta which has 30g of whole grain per serving and is an excellent source of fiber.

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great with fresh summer tomatoes and pesto from my herb garden. The almonds were okay, but i think the pine nuts would be better.
- paps, Ohio

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Florentine Pasta Salad

 

Refrigerated pesto sauce becomes a handy dressing for the linguine.

 

Servings: Makes 4 side-dish servings.

Total: 25 mins

Rated:

 

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Ingredients

2 ounces packaged dried linguine or fettuccine

1/2 cup purchased refrigerated pesto sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 cup shredded fresh spinach

1/2 cup coarsely chopped, seeded tomato

1 small red onion, thinly sliced (1/3 cup)

2 tablespoons pine nuts or slivered almonds, toasted

 

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Drain again.

2. In a large mixing bowl combine pesto sauce and lemon juice. Add pasta; toss to coat.

3. Add spinach, tomato, and red onion to pasta mixture; toss until mixed. Sprinkle with nuts. Serve immediately. Makes 4 side-dish servings.



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