Orange Cream Pasta Salad

December 16, 2012 by Leanne Vogel August 15, 2014

Pasta salad served over arugula and topped with goat cheese dressing.

Ingredients

Dressing

• 1/2 cup goat cheese feta
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• zest from 1/2 naval orange
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Salad

• 150 grams gluten-free fusilli pasta, cooking
• 1 fennel bulb, core removed and sliced
• 2 cups (40 grams) arugula
• 2 naval oranges, peeled and sliced
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds

Instructions

1. Combine dressing ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk with a fork and set aside.
2. Combine pasta and fennel in a large bowl. Add dressing and stir to coat.
3. Divide arugula into two serving dishes. Top each dish with half the mixture of pasta salad. Garnish dish with orange slices and sprinkle with almonds.

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