Name: Orange-Dressed Pasta Salad with Snap Peas, Almonds, Mint, Dates & Feta
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ¾ cup almonds; 1 ½ (113 g) pkgs crumbled feta cheese; 1 small pkg fresh mint; ⅓ cup medjool dates, pitted; 6 oranges; 425 g rotini pasta; 1 shallot; 3 (227 g) pkgs sugar snap peas; black pepper; crushed red pepper; Dijon mustard; extra virgin olive oil; honey; salt; white wine vinegar

Orange-Dressed Pasta Salad with Snap Peas, Almonds, Mint, Dates & FetaOrange-Dressed Pasta Salad with Snap Peas, Almonds, Mint, Dates & Feta — a 35-minute dinner recipe with 15 ingredients, serving 6.Ingredients

¾ cup almonds

1 ½ (113 g) pkgs crumbled feta cheese

1 small pkg fresh mint

⅓ cup medjool dates, pitted

6 oranges

425 g rotini pasta

1 shallot

3 (227 g) pkgs sugar snap peas

black pepper

crushed red pepper

Dijon mustard

extra virgin olive oil

honey

salt

white wine vinegar

Instructions

Fill a large pot halfway with hot water (from the tap), cover, and bring to a boil. Uncover, add salt and pasta, and stir for a few seconds. Cook until desired firmness, 8-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, wash and dry the fresh produce.

Zest and juice three oranges into a large bowl. (Reserve remaining oranges for later use.)

Peel and mince shallot. Add to the bowl with the orange along with oil, vinegar, Dijon, honey, and spices. Stir to combine the dressing.

Mince dates. Add to the bowl with the dressing, stir once more to combine, and set aside.

Preheat a skillet over medium heat.

While the skillet heats up, roughly chop almonds.

Once the skillet is hot, add almonds and toast, stirring often, until golden and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the dressing.

Peel and separate remaining oranges into segments; cut segments crosswise into bite-sized pieces. Add to the bowl.

Cut snap peas into 1-inch pieces. Add to the bowl.

Pick mint leaves off the stems; discard stems and roughly chop the leaves. Add to the bowl.

When the pasta is done, drain and rinse under cold water to cool. Add to the bowl, along with feta, and stir to combine the pasta salad.

To serve, divide pasta salad between plates or bowls. Enjoy!

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