Holly's Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad

Name: Holly's Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams cucumber, sliced; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 227 grams package farfalle (bow tie) pasta; 118 milliliters shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided; 1 small red bell pepper, julienned; 118 milliliters fat free blue cheese salad dressing; 4 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 227 grams smoked salmon, chopped; 1 large tomato, sliced

Holly's Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad requires roughly 55 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 483 calories, 22g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have monterey jack cheese, salmon, farfalle pasta, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salad dressing you could follow this main course with the One Bowl Chocolate Cake as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, and add farfalle pasta. Cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Farfalle

Water

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Drain, and rinse under cold water.

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Water

Transfer to a serving bowl, and gently toss with the olive oil until all the pasta is coated. Cover, and chill at least 30 minutes.

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Pasta

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Bowl

Arrange the cucumber slices around the edges of the pasta. Top pasta with smoked salmon, tomato, and red bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Top with Monterey Jack cheese and salad dressing to serve.

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Monterey Jack Cheese