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ROTINI SALAD

12 oz (340g) Rotini Pasta 1 oz (30g) Fresh Parsley 1/5 oz (42g) Fresh Basil 12 oz (340g) Tomatoes 8 oz (227g) Mushrooms 1 Red Onion 1 Bell Pepper 2 oz (57g) Parmesan (Grated) 1 Cup Italian Salad Dressing Salt PREPARATIONS: 1- Mince the fresh parsley and basil. 2- Slice the tomatoes in half. 3- Dice the bell pepper and the onion. 4- Slice the mushrooms. DIRECTIONS: 1- Transfer the rotini pasta to a pot. 2- Add salt and enough boiling water to cover the pastas. 3- Boil the pasta for 12 to 15 minutes over medium heat or until tender. 4- Drain and rinse the pastas. 5- Combine the rotini pastas with minced parsley, basil, tomatoes, bell pepper, mushrooms, and onions. 6- Mix in parmesan cheese. 7- Pour a cup of Italian salad dressing and stir until well mixed.

ROTINI SALAD CALORIES & NUTRITION VALUES

Rotini Salad or Rotini Pasta Salad is a nutritious salad. Rotini salad is more filling than most salads. It is in fact a pasta recipe with a healthier spin. Rotini salad contains very high amounts of vitamin B6 and vitamin A. It is also very high in vitamin A. Rotini salad is ranked as Grade B plus food, meaning it almost, almost has most of vitamins and minerals you need on daily basis. The fresh herbs and raw onion and tomato in this rotini salad turns a delicious salad to a healthy and delicious salad. One serving of rotini salad (3.5 oz / 100g) has 137 calories (53 calories from fat). One serving contains 5.9g total fat (1.3g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 61mg sodium, 197mg potassium, 16.9g total carbohydrates (0.9g dietary fiber) and 4.8g protein. Another good point of rotini salad is that since the recipe does not use extra salt to garnish, it is low in sodium.