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All-Summer-Long Salad

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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It's a dish you can see yourself enjoying, you guessed it, all summer long! All-Summer-Long Salad is a beloved pasta salad drenched in nutty and creamy poppyseed dressing with bursts of juicy red grapes and savory green onions! Yum! Crunchy almonds give a welcomed texture alternative, making All-Summer-Long Salad just a dream to enjoy!

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups fusilli pasta
  • 1 cup red grapes, halved
  • 1/2 cup almonds, chopped or slivered
  • 6 ounces poppyseed dressing, homemade or store-bought
  • 4 stalks green onions, sliced

Directions

Step 1 -In a large pot of salted, boiling water, add the pasta and cook it to al dente, according to the package directions.

Step 2 -Drain the pasta and quickly rinse it under cold water.

Step 3 -Transfer the cooked pasta to a large mixing bowl.

Step 4 -Add the grapes and the almonds to the pasta and toss lightly to combine.

Step 5 -Add the poppyseed dressing to the pasta mixture and toss lightly to coat.

Step 6 -Cover the mixing bowl and chill it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Step 7 -Stir once, then add the green onions to the pasta mixture.

Step 8 -Serve.

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