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Autumn Crunch Pasta Salad Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
5 oz (½ of a bag) spinach
1½ cups dry small pasta
¾ cup chopped celery
¾ cup dried cranberries
1 can(15 oz) mandarin oranges
1 large Granny Smith apple
1 tsp lemon juice
⅓ cup pecans, coarsely chopped
Feta cheese, optional

Dressing:
2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
2 Tbs white wine vinegar
2-4 Tbs white sugar
⅛ tsp each: paprika & onion powder
4 Tbs olive or vegetable oil
1½ tsp. poppy seed

Directions:
Directions:
Cook pasta. While pasta cooks, shake or whisk dressing together. Drain pasta and add 2 Tbl. of dressing. Chill pasta in frig. Combine spinach, celery, cranberries and drained oranges. Thin slice the apple and toss with lemon juice. Add to spinach. Add pecans (you can toast them first, if you like that flavor) Pour dressing over salad and toss. Add completely cooled pasta.

 

 

 

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