Cooking Recipe Radiatore Salad With Salmon & Papaya

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb Radiatore or Rotini
-OR other medium pasta
-shape, uncooked
6 tb Vegetable oil
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lb Boneless salmon fillets skinless, fresh or frozen cooked and chopped, OR...
15 oz -Canned salmon drained and flaked
1 Papaya; peeled, seeded and chopped*
1 c Cherry tomatoes
1 bn Scallions; finely sliced
1 Yellow bell pepper; chopped
1 md Cucumber, quartered
-lengthwise and sliced
1 sm Jalapeno; seeded, ribs removed and finely minced
2 tb Chopped fresh cilantro; OR
2 ts -Dried cilantro
3 tb Rice wine vinegar
3 tb White wine vinegar
3 dr Hot sauce

Directions

* (if unavailable, substitute 1 mango or 2 peaches, or 2 nectarines,
or 1 15-oz. can papaya or favorite fruit in light syrup, drained and
chopped)

Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and transfer to a
medium bowl. While pasta is still warm, mix in vegetable oil. Season
with freshly ground black pepper. Set pasta aside to cool.

In a medium mixing bowl, add the salmon, papaya, tomatoes, scallions,
yellow pepper and cucumber. Toss together with pasta.

In a small bowl, combine the jalapeno, cilantro, both vinegars and hot
sauce. Toss the pasta with the dressing and refrigerate. Serve well
chilled.

Serves 6-8

Each serving provides: 373 Calories; 19.4 g Protein; 40.1 g
Carbohydrates; 14.9 g Fat; 33.7 mg Cholesterol; 54 mg Sodium.
Calories from Fat: 36%

Copyright National Pasta Association (http://www.ilovepasta.org)
(Reprinted with permission)

Categories matching this recipe

Salads ,Seafood ,Pasta