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FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER Turkey Dried-Cherry Pasta Salad

5/16/2008

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                        Still working in the garden; still making pasta salads.

                     TURKEY DRIED-CHERRY PASTA SALAD

Poppy-seed dressing:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/8 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
1 tablespoon water
1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Salad:
3/4 pound rotelle pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces diced cooked turkey breast
4 ounces dried cherries
1/2 cup finely-diced yellow onions
1/2 cup finely-diced celery
1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds
To make the dressing:  Mix together mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, confectioners' sugar, champagne vinegar, water, black pepper, poppy seeds and kosher salt.
To make the salad:  Cook pasta.  Drain.  Toss in olive oil.  Cool completely.  In a large bowl, combine the pasta, turkey, cherries, onions and 1/4 cup almonds.  Mix in dressing to desired consistency.  Taste for salt and adjust as needed.  Top with remaining almonds. 

1 Comment
Mimi link
5/27/2008 08:57:50 am

Now this is my kind of salad: Tart, savory, and crunchy.

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