Pasta And Bean Salad With Cumin And Coriander Dressing

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 ounces tri-color spiral pasta
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 leek, sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 cup fresh spinach, finely shredded
• 5 ounces button mushrooms, halved
• 1 (10 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (10 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons chives, snipped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 ounces sunflower seeds, toasted
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in large pot of rapidly boiling salted water until al dente. drain well.
• 2 in a large pan, heat the oil. add the leek and bell pepper and stir-fry over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. add spinach and mushrooms and toss together for about 1 minute, or until spinach just begins to wilt. set aside.
• 3 make the dressing: mix garlic, cumin, coriander, and vinegar together in a bowl. gardually whisk in the olive oil.
• 4 in a salad bowl, toss the pasta, vegetables, beans, chives, and black pepper. add the dressing and toss. sprinkle sunflower seeds over the top and serve.