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Cold Penne Pasta & Plum-Cucumber Salsa
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Cold Penne Pasta & Plum-Cucumber Salsa

13 ingredients 8 min + 10 min 2 openrecipes
Cold Penne Pasta & Plum-Cucumber Salsa

Easy and light pasta dish with great flavors for lunch or any meal. It’s quick and ready without heating up the kitchen!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

652
Calories
17g
Protein
35g
Fat
70g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Blue Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 1 package (8 Oz. Size) Penne Pasta
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh Chopped Parsle
  • 2 whole Ripe Purple/Red Plums (Pitted, Diced)
  • 1 whole English Cucumber Or Regular Cucumber (Peeled, Diced)
  • 1 whole Small White Onion (diced Finely)
  • 2 leaves Fresh Mint, Chopped
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Vinegar (your Choice)
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 1 whole Lemon (for Zest And Juice)
  • 1 cup Blue Cheese Crumbles (optional)

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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