Arugula Pasta Salad with Blue Cheese and Pecans
 
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Ingredients
  • 6 ounces pasta, such as bow tie or farfalle
  • 2 Cups Arugula (preferably baby leaves, stems removed) (Trader Joe’s sells a bag of arugula for about $2)
  • 1 Cup Grape tomatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons chives, chopped finely
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil (extra virgin)
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 Tablespoon blue cheese, crumbled
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta according to instructions on package. Before draining, set aside 1 Tablespoon of pasta water. Drain noodles, pour into a bowl and mix in your arugula leaves while pasta is still hot. Cover. This lightly steams your arugula leaves!
  2. Toast chopped walnuts over medium-high heat until lightly browned. Set aside.
  3. Make your dressing – whisk together white wine vinegar, oil, reserved pasta water, salt and pepper.
  4. Pour dressing over salad and toss well. Sprinkle with nuts and blue cheese.
  5. Add chicken to make this meal more substantial.
Recipe by A Happy Hive at https://ahappyhive.com/arugula-pasta-salad-blue-cheese-pecans/