Mandarin Fri-Chik Pasta Salad

[Guest guest]

What a colorful salad and is a meal in itself. I made it for dinner tonight

and we really enjoyed it.

Judy

 

 

Mandarin Fri-Chik Pasta Salad

 

 

 

1 teaspoon finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1/3 cup orange juice

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

1 package Lipton's dry onion soup mix

2 teaspoons white sugar

1 clove garlic, pressed

 

1 (8 ounce) package bow tie (farfalle) pasta

1/2 cucumber - scored, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced

1/2 cup diced red bell pepper

1/2 cup coarsely chopped red onion

2 diced Roma tomatoes

1 carrot, shredded

1 (6 ounce) bag fresh spinach

1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained

1 13oz. can of diced Worthington Fri-Chik , drained(I put the broth in zip lock

bags and used for broths in soups, rice and to make gravy with)

1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted

 

Directions

 

To make the dressing, whisk together the ginger root, rice vinegar, orange

juice, vegetable oil, sesame oil, soup mix, sugar, and garlic until well

blended. Cover, and refrigerate until needed.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the bowtie pasta and

cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and rinse under cold water.

Place pasta in a large bowl.

To make the salad, toss the cucumber, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, carrot,

spinach, mandarin oranges, Fri-Chik, and almonds with the pasta. Pour the

dressing over the salad mixture, and toss again to coat evenly. Serve

immediately.

 

 

 

Worthington Fri-Chik is an all vegetarian substitute for Chicken - It is

delicious.

http://www.amazon.com/Worthington-Diced-Chik-Free-13-Ounce/dp/B000BF3AII/ref=pd_\

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