Green Pasta Salad

Name: Green Pasta Salad
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 cups 1/2-inch slices trimmed green beans; 1 pound cheese tortellini, fresh or dried; 1/3 cup pecans; 2 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled; 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves; 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves; 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves; 1 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes; 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

December 14, 2011

GINA Salad helps lighten the fare, and these green beans with cheese tortellini are a nice change from the traditional tossed salad. I am a big salad-eater, and there are a lot of women like me out there. Honey, we’re trying to stay as “fabulous” as we can, eating all those greens. We just have to mix it up a bit so we don’t get bored!

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