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Pasta Salad with Summer Beans and Herbs
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Pasta Salad with Summer Beans and Herbs

12 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Pasta Salad with Summer Beans and Herbs

Fresh shelling beans thrive in the late summer months, before the pods begin to show signs of drying. Because most varieties, such as kidney, cannellini, scarlet runner, lima, cranberry and black-eyed peas, are used dried, few cooks realize the distinctive qualities they add when included fresh in summer dishes. Select any type you like for this recipe.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

389
Calories
10g
Protein
15g
Fat
53g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Snap Bean not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Salt, to taste
  • 3/4 lb. fusilli pasta
  • 6 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 lb. assorted snap beans, such as green beans, yellow wax
  • beans and haricots verts, stem ends trimmed
  • 2 lb. fresh shelling beans of choice, shelled
  • 5 Tbs. red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 Tbs. chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tsp. chopped fresh oregano
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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