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Pesto Pasta Salad with Summer Vegetables

Maris Callahan — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:30:49 +0000

Everyone keeps pasta in the house so today I’m going to give you one tip and you can thank me later: instead of keeping spaghetti on hand as your weeknight dinner go-to, buy a pasta with some personality. Gemelli is one of my personal favorites because it’s not quite the playful corkscrew shape that feels most appropriate in a child’s mac and cheese, but it’s straight up more fun — and not to mention more versatile — than spaghetti, linguine or fettuccine. Gemelli is also perfect for a picnic pasta salad because there is something about it that makes it look infinitely more special than your usual noodle. Which is a good thing, because this pasta salad is no boiled pasta with Italian dressing from a bottle. This salad was born from one of those moments where I had friends coming over and despite the fact that I could have probably fed a dozen more people than I had planned, was convinced that I did not have nearly enough food for everyone. Luckily for everyone – yes, crisis averted – I had all the ingredients here in my kitchen calling to be combined. Save Print Pesto Pasta Salad with […]

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Blueberry Waldorf Salad

Maris Callahan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:11:04 +0000

Things have been a little quiet on the In Good Taste front this week but rest assured, it isn’t because I’ve been sitting around eating pecan cardamom pound cake and drinking strawberry sangria. This week, in addition to being a little under the weather (apparently, four to five hours of sleep per night is not enough sleep per night) I’ve been busy writing elsewhere. Most specifically, I’ve been writing for Shape.com and this week I turned in an article about three classic summer salads with modern twists. Mango panzanella — So if you need a quick fix before the weekend (or some inspiration as to how to spend your weekend), you’ve come to the right place. If you’d rather starve then turn your oven on during a summer heat wave, here is a twist on a blueberry salad perfect . Save Print Blueberry Waldorf Salad Author: Maris Callahan Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Small Plates and Snacks Prep time: 5 mins Total time: 5 mins Serves: 4 servings Ingredients 6 tablespoons mayonnaise (or plain yogurt) 1 tablespoons lemon juice ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cup fresh blueberries 2 Gala apples ¼ cup chopped, toasted walnuts Instructions In a medium sized bowl, whisk […]

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