Winter Fruit and Pasta Salad
Description
This tasty pasta salad includes a variety of colorful fresh winter fruits, crunch celery, and a honey-lime poppy seed dressing.
Ingredients
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1 cup mini farfalle pasta
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2 mandarin oranges, peeled and segmented
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2 kiwi fruits - peeled, sliced, and quartered
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1 medium apple, diced
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1 medium Bartlett pear, cored and diced
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1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Ocean Spray® Craisins®)
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2 tablespoons pomegranate arils
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2 tablespoons minced celery
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2 tablespoons lime juice
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1 tablespoon honey
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon poppy seeds
Directions
1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook farfalle at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain well.
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Meanwhile, combine mandarin orange sections, kiwi, apple, pear, dried cranberries, pomegranate arils, and celery in a large bowl.
3
Add pasta to the fruit salad, mixing until well combined.
4
Whisk lime juice, honey, olive oil, and poppy seeds together in a small bowl. Pour over pasta salad and stir until combined. Place in the refrigerator until flavors have blended, about 30 minutes.