Pasta Bean Salad
Serves 5 | Prep Time 10 minutes | Cook Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
• 2 cups any organic vegetable shell pasta
• 2 cups broccoli, florets
• 1 cup carrots, julienned
• 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup green onion, sliced thin
• 15 oz Eden Navy Beans, drained
or cooked Eden Dry Navy Beans
Dressing
• 4 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1/4 cup Eden Toasted Sesame Oil
or Eden Black Sesame Oil
• 2 tsp Eden Umeboshi Paste, or to taste
• 1/4 cup water
Directions
Cook pasta as package directs, rinse, and drain. While cooking pasta, bring 3 cups water to boil. Separately, blanch carrots and broccoli, for 1 to 2 minutes each. Vegetables should be lightly cooked, crisp, and bright. Drain and rinse quickly under cold water to set the color. When done, drain pasta and quickly rinse to cool. Mix pasta, beans, and vegetables. Prepare salad dressing by blending ingredients in a blender. Add water to achieve desired consistency. Toss with the salad.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 317 calories, 12g fat (33% calories from fat), 10g protein, 44g carbohydrate, 9g fiber, 0mg cholesterol, 199mg sodium