Whole Wheat Pasta Salad With Walnuts And Feta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces whole wheat fusilli
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces
• 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup red onion, diced
• 1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons walnut oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, minced (about 1/2 teaspoon)
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. drain the pasta, rinse it under cold water, and put it in the refrigerator to chill.
• 2 in a dry saute pan, toast the walnuts over a medium-high flame until they are fragrant, about 2 minutes. set the walnuts aside to cool then chop them coarsely.
• 3 in a large bowl, toss together the chilled pasta, walnuts, feta cheese, onion, and spinach. in a small bowl whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic and mustard.
• 4 pour the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to combine. season with salt and pepper, to taste.