Fruit and Yogurt Pasta Salad Recipe
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We had a house full of out of town guests earlier this month. One of my favorite ways to feed a crowd in the summer is with delicious pasta salads. Unfortunately my boys aren’t a fan of traditional pasta dressings like mayo or Miracle Whip. But what they do love is pasta and yogurt so when I spied a recipe with those ingredients from Pillsbury, I knew it was worth a shot! (Recipe was altered to suit my tastes and feed a larger crowd.)
Fruit and Yogurt Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups uncooked rotini spiral pasta
- 1 1/2 cups quartered fresh strawberries
- 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 1/2 cups cup seedless red grapes halved
- 2/3 cup fresh blueberries
- 3 large 4 small kiwi fruit, peeled, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 2 tablespoons slivered almonds toasted (optional)
- Dressing :
- 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 4 tablespoons honey
Instructions
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Cook rotini as directed on package. Drain and rinse with cold water.
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In large bowl, gently combine cooked rotini, fruit and almonds (if desired).
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In small bowl, whisk yogurt, lime peel, lime juice and honey. Pour dressing over salad and mix gently.
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Chill until serving. (Tastes best when fully eaten within 24 hours.)
This salad is light and perfect on a hot summer day. The sauce definitely fools the eye because what looks like traditional pasta salad turns out to be sweet and have an entirely different flavor than what your taste buds expect. My boys enjoyed the fruit but wouldn’t really eat the pasta because of the rotini shape. (Silly, I know.) I’ll have to try it with penne, their favorite! It was a hit with the group although my brother in law felt there was something missing on the pasta. Next time I think I’ll change it up to a lemon poppyseed dressing by simply changing out lemon peel and juice for the lime and adding some poppyseeds for color!
You can find this recipe and more at Pillsbury.com!
Wow…I would never think to make a pasta salad with fruit and yogurt, looks incredible!
I’m a little iffy on the pasta but I sure would eat the fruit. I love fruit salad.
that looks so good,im going to give this a try,thanks for sharing
This looks real yummy. The pasta is an interesting addition. I think I will try this for our next bbq.
I never would have thought to mix pasta and fruit! The lemon poppy seed dressing does sound like it would be good. And I have to admit….my husband probably would not have liked the pasta either because of the rotini shape. He loves his ziti!
This looks delicious and healthy!
This is very different but looks yummy! definitely want to try this.
I’ll take the salad without the pasta, but it sounds good.
this is very different from the tradition macaroni salad I like it thank you ,
That looks so good!
I made this today for a wedding and was a bit nervous because I’d never made a pasta fruit salad and that is what the bride asked me to bring….this was soooo good. I decided that “well, if it doesn’t taste good, at least it’s pretty!” No worries, it tasted great. I did what you thought of doing and used lemon juice and lemon peel, and added poppy seeds. Def. makes the flavor pop. I also used vanilla honey greek yogurt and it was yummy!!!
What a fabulous pasta salad. A definite change from standard pasta salad. I love this recipe and hope to make it soon 🙂
Oh this looks wonderful!!! I had never thought of fruit in a pasta salad until my sister made a chicken salad that had grapes and mandarin oranges in it. It was so good! I cannot wait to try this one!!!!
What a great recipe and I’d love to make it for my grandson. Love all the fruit in it and he loves yogurt so this may go over real good.
this looks really yummy and healthy 🙂
wow sound and looks yummy
Now why am I making a face? Yogurt on pasta? Oh my gonna have to try this one just for haha’s Never heard of it, but hell I’m game for anything. Guess it’s less calories then mayo!
looks delicious and perfect for summer!
How crazy Lol. I’ve never thought of sweet pasta but hey – why not. Everyone likes pasta, everyone likes sweetness. I’m going to try it *crosses fingers* 🙂 Thank you.
This looks delicious! Would be perfect to serve when we have family/friends over for the 4th.