I whipped up a quick and easy creamy broccoli and spinach pasta salad with some of our homegrown spinach today. I am a BIG fan of pasta salads because they usually last a few days and they’re are great for a quick and easy lunch.
Here is the recipe. I hope you like it, we sure do.
Ingredients
16 ounces spiral pasta
8 ounces fresh broccoli florets, chopped
2 cups fresh spinach leaves, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup sliced sweet peppers
1/2 cup sliced olives, pitted and quartered
2 tablespoons chives, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
Prepare the pasta according to package directions, drain and cool. Place the broccoli, spinach leaves, olives, sweet peppers, and pasta together in a large bowl and stir together. Set aside.
In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, sugar and salt until smooth. Pour over pasta mixture and stir until the pasta is evenly coated. Garnish with chives and refrigerate for 2 hours or until ready to serve.
Susan Bass says
Sounds great! Can’t wait to try!
Jamie says
Made this salad today. Next time I’ll use a tiny bit less sugar, but we really loved it. Thanks!
Jen says
This salad looks great! It would be great for bringing to work for lunch.
Danielle says
yum yum yum that looks great
PattyB says
Mmmmm looks good! I think I’ll make it. A few adjustments tho… need to cut back on pasta and sugar since I’m type-2 diabetic, add some protein and more veggies… so it’s veggies with pasta and not pasta with veggies. Thanks for the inspiration Mavis! =)
Sharon says
Just made it and it’s in the refrigerator now. Aand I think the dressing is fantastic! Just the right blend of sweet and tart (but I love sweet and anything — sweet and sour, sweet and hot, sweet and salty — it’s all good!). Thank you for a great recipe! I’ll be taking it to the next potluck.
Mavis Butterfield says
Thanks Sharon, I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
Jamie says
I’ve made this salad many times a couple years ago and loved it. I had trouble finding it today because it is not linked to the salad page in your recipes. Thought you’d want to know so others don’t miss out 🙂
Mavis Butterfield says
Thanks! I’ll fix that.