Pasta Salad with Currants Olives and Pine Nuts

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 2 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 10 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 554 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 8 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

1 pound pasta, penne
1 each garlic clove quartered
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup parsley leaves packed, fresh, stemmed
1/4 cup lemon juice fresh
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon cumin ground
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup olive oil
1 each red onion peeled, finely chopped
1 cup kalamata olives sliced
2/3 cup currants dried
2/3 cup pine nuts toasted
1 x parsley sprigs fresh
1 x cherry tomatoes

Directions

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.

Drain. Rinse under cold water; drain well.

Transfer pasta to large bowl.

Meanwhile, blend garlic and salt to paste in processor, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.

Add 1 cup parsley and mince. Blend in lemon juice, vinegar, curry, sugar, cumin and pepper.

With machine running, gradually add oil through feed tube in thin steady stream.

Pour dressing over pasta.

Add onion, olives, currants and pine nuts to pasta and toss.

Season with pepper. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.

(Can be made 1 day ahead.)

Garnish salad with parsley sprigs and cherry tomatoes and serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 171g
Amount per Serving
Calories 554 58% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.0g55%
 Saturated Fat 4.0g22%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 308mg13%
Total Carbohydrate 51.0g17%
 Dietary Fiber 3.0g12%
 Sugars 5.0g
Protein 10.0g20%
Vitamin A 13%  Vitamin C 55%
Calcium 4%  Iron 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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