Florentine Pasta Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup sun-dried tomato, chopped (not packed in oil)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red onion, chopped (1/4 small onion)
• 0.5 (7 ounce) package pesto sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 ounces dry linguine or 2 ounces fettuccine pasta or 2 ounces spaghetti
• 1/4 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced (.6 ounces)
• 1 cup fresh spinach, shredded
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts or 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 place sun dried tomatoes in glass bowl with 1/3 cup water, and microwave uncovered on high for 2 minutes.
• 2 set aside until they have absorbed the water and cooled (20 minutes).
• 3 cooke pasta according to package directions for al dente pasta (8-10 minutes); drain.
• 4 rinse with cold water, and drain again.
• 5 in a skillet or wok, over high heat, sauté mushrooms.
• 6 blend garlic, onions, cooled tomatoes, and pesto sauce.
• 7 in a large mixing bowl, combine pesto mixture and lemon juice.
• 8 add pasta; toss to coat.
• 9 add spinach and mushrooms; mix well.
• 10 sprinkle with nuts; serve immediately.