Im looking for a really good bean or pasta salad recipe for a dinner party this weekend. Any suggestions?
salad recipes? bean or pasta
- Thread starter caboverpete
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i like this one, simple and tasty:
take some white beans, drain and rinse
toast some cumin seeds in a dry pan, cool, and grind
chop some red onion or shallot
chop some parsley
add everything together, along w/ some EVOO and toss to coat.
add S&P to taste.
serve.
take some white beans, drain and rinse
toast some cumin seeds in a dry pan, cool, and grind
chop some red onion or shallot
chop some parsley
add everything together, along w/ some EVOO and toss to coat.
add S&P to taste.
serve.
i forgot one essential ingredient...freshly squeezed lemon juice.
and you can also add some coriander seeds to the cumin if you want.
and you can also add some coriander seeds to the cumin if you want.
^^^That sounds dang tasty. You describe amounts like me: "some" of this or that. 
If you prefer pasta, try a basic tortellini pesto salad with pine nuts, red onion, and parm. I prefer to make the pesto myself but pre-made would work fine for something like this.
Here is a link to a crapload of recipes, should give you some ideas:
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/salads/pasta-salads.html
If you prefer pasta, try a basic tortellini pesto salad with pine nuts, red onion, and parm. I prefer to make the pesto myself but pre-made would work fine for something like this.
Here is a link to a crapload of recipes, should give you some ideas:
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/salads/pasta-salads.html
homemade pesto rocks... a friend recommended trying pecans instead of walnuts or pignolis and it's very tasty.