Holly's Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 pound cucumber, sliced
8 ounces smoked salmon, chopped
1 large tomato, sliced
1 small red bell pepper, julienned
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
1/2 cup fat free blue cheese salad dressing

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Directions

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

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
448 cal
22%

Fat
15 g
23%

Carbs
56.8 g
18%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (15)

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HAROLDRENN

Dec. 22, 2003

"What a wonderful combination of salmon,pasta, and exquisite ingedrients. I think the measured amounts of the combined ingredients makes this recipe work, it savors the palate. The taste is lasting a..." See morend makes a flavor statement. Try it yourself and see what I am saying about the satisfying taste. Good job Holly And this is called a salad!!!!!"

FSUGABRIELLE

Jan. 21, 2007

"Because I didn't have some of the ingredients in the house that I thought I had, I changed the recipe just a bit, substituting the blue cheese dressing with a light olive oil Italian dressing, and add..." See moreing some capers and dill. I also used feta cheese and mixed it and the other ingredients throughout the pasta instead of just topping it. Yum!"

ESSIEPOO

May. 28, 2007

"This salad had a great combination of ingredients and a nice flavor. We tried it with blue cheese dressing and it was just "okay" but when we used italian dressing it was excellent. Thanks for the yum..." See moremy recipe!"

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