Orange, Mint, and Asparagus Pasta Salad Recipe
Are you looking for the Best Easter Salad Recipe? I've got a pasta salad made with Orange, Mint, and Asparagus that I think you'll love.
Ingredients
- 8 oz campanelle pasta
- 1 lb asparagus sliced in 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/3 cup fresh mint, chopped
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
- 3 large naval oranges, Cara Cara or blood oranges
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 tbsp orange juice
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta per package directions
- Add asparagus the last 2 minutes of cookiing the pasta
- Drain, rinse with cold water. Drain, transfer pasta with asparagus to seperate bowl.
- Add green onions, mint and feta cheese to pasta mixture.
- Use a serrated knife, remove peel and white from two of the oranges, Halve the oranges lengthwise, then crosswise. Add to the pasta mixture.
Dressing
- From the remaining orange finely shred 2 teaspoons peel. In jar with screw top lid, squeese 2 tablespoons orange juice. Add orange peel, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Cover and shake.
- Pour over pasta. Combine well.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight. Toss before serving