Healthy Sweet & Sour Broccoli Pasta Salad Recipe

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces uncooked pasta twists 2 cups broccoli florets 2/3 cup shredded carrots 1 medium Red or Golden Delicious apple, cored, seeded and chopped 1/3 cup plain nonfat yogurt 1/3 cup apple juice 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves Lettuce leaves

PREPARATION:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt; add broccoli during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain; rinse under cold running water until pasta and broccoli are cool. Drain.
2. Place pasta, broccoli, carrots and apple in medium bowl.
3. Combine yogurt, apple juice, cider vinegar, oil, mustard, honey, and thyme in small bowl. Pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat.
4. Serve on individual dishes lined with lettuce. Garnish with apple slices, if desired.

This recipe appears in: Salads NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Sodium 57 mg Protein 7 g Fiber 3 g Carbohydrate 36 g Cholesterol <1 mg Saturated Fat 1 g Total Fat 3 g Calories from Fat 15 % Calories 198 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Vegetable 1/2 Fruit 1/2 Starch 2 Fat 1/2