Spinach Basil Pasta Salad

86 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Ready In: 30 min

“This is a delicious salad! Use this as an alternative to the traditional pasta or potato salads at your BBQ!” - by _jennifer

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
1 (6 ounce) package spinach leaves
2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 ounces prosciutto, diced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

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Original recipe yields 10 servings

Directions

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
Toss the spinach and basil together in a large bowl.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the garlic in the hot oil for 1 minute; stir in the prosciutto and cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove from heat. Add to the bowl with the spinach and basil mixture; toss to combine. Pour in the drained pasta and retoss. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and pine nuts to serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

Calories
372 cal
19%

Fat
20.7 g
32%

Carbs
36.4 g
12%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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GBBWWHITE

Jul. 21, 2010

"This is my new favorite salad -- used all spinach instead of basil and used fried choped up bacon instead of prosciutto -- You never can go wrong with bacon -- there is never any left over and I alwa..." See moreys have left over pasta salad. You can leave out the nuts and it is still wonderful."

jeidipippins

Oct. 14, 2010

"Really enjoyed this one. The first time I made it I followed the advise of some reviewers and added Italian dressing. I thought the flavor was rather generic so I made it again so I could get taste ..." See moreof it's intended flavor. I MUCH prefer to follow the recipe exactly than to alter the dressing."

PMtz19

Feb. 23, 2011

"I'm a firm believer about rating a recipe as it was written. It drives me nuts when people rate a recipe after they've made a million changes to the recipe. So with that being said, I think this reci..." See morepe is delicious as written. I think next time I make it, I'll cut back on the olive oil. But other than that, this recipe was a hit with the fam and company. I love it served cold as well. After trying this recipe, I don't think I'll ever go back to making the traditional pasta salad - thanks for sharing Jennifer"

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