Recipes
Turkey and Fruit Pasta Salad
Source: Recipe variation from Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking for Today, Pasta, Meredith Publishing Group, 1993
Servings: Makes 4 main-dish servings.
- Ingredients:
- 1 cup packaged dried rope macaroni (gemelli) or 1 cup corkscrew macaroni (4 ounces)
- 1½ cups chopped cooked turkey or chicken or fully cooked turkey ham (8 ounces)
- 2 green onions, sliced (¼cup)
- ¼ cup fresh lime or lemon juice
- ¼ cup salad oil
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 2 tsp. snipped fresh thyme
- 2 medium nectarines or plums, sliced
- 1 cup halved fresh strawberries
Instructions:
Cook pasta until it is al dente. Drain and rinse pasta with cold water. Drain again.
In a large mixing bowl, combine pasta; turkey, chicken or turkey ham; and green onions. Toss to mix.
For dressing, in a screw-top jar, combine lime or lemon juice, oil, honey, and thyme. Cover and shake well. Pour dressing over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours.
Just before serving, stir in nectarines or plums and strawberries.
Shenandoah Growers suggests:
Garnish dish with fresh thyme.
Make extra dressing to toss on pasta mixture just before serving.
Use more thyme for extra flavor