Pasta Apple Salad

Name: Pasta Apple Salad
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups Cooked macaroni or other small pasta; 1 ea Apple, cored and diced; 1 stalk Celery, chopped; 2 Tbsp Raisins (optional); 6 whole Unsalted peanuts, chopped (optional); 1/2 cup Plain, low-fat yogurt; 1/8 tsp or to taste Ginger

September 26, 2006 Robin R. - Editor

About

Quick, easy and yummy! Makes four servings.

Ingredients

Cooked macaroni or other small pasta		2 cups
Apple, cored and diced		1 ea
Celery, chopped		1 stalk
Raisins (optional)		2 Tbsp
Unsalted peanuts, chopped (optional)		6 whole
Plain, low-fat yogurt		1/2 cup
Ginger		1/8 tsp or to taste

Directions

In a bowl, combine macaroni, apple, celery, raisins and peanuts (if using).
Add yogurt and stir until coated; sprinkle with ginger to taste.

Helpful Hints

To make it wheat-free or gluten-free use pasta made from appropriate grains. Gluten-free options include brown rice, quinoa, corn and bean derived noodles. Spelt and Kamut are not gluten-free but can be used by some with wheat intolerances.
Dip Apple pieces in lemon juice to keep them from turning brown.

Source

This recipe came from Heart Smart Cooking on a Shoestring by Julie Watson, a cookbook my mother gave me while I was a starving student. This cookbook was published in 1991 by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.