Pasta bean salad

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1packPasta, Eden Organic Sifted OR whole wheat vegetable
1Broccoli head; cut into flowerettes
1cupCarrots; cut into match- sticks
4Garlic cloves; pressed
cupSesame oil, toasted, Eden
1mediumRed pepper; sliced into thin strips
1cupOnions, green; sliced
30ouncesBeans, navy or pinto, Eden organic (2 15-oz cans)
3tablespoonsUmeboshi paste, Eden
¼cup;water

Directions

DRESSING

Cook pasta as package directs. Drain and cool. Whle pasta is cooking, bring 3 cups of water to a boil.

Blanch carrots and broccoli separaely by dropping into boiling, salted water for 1-3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cool water. Mix together pasta, beans, vegetables, and red pepper. Prepare salad dressing by mixing garlic, oil, umeboshi paste and water in a blender. Mix into salad.

Healthy Recipes/Eden Foods/MM by DEEANNE