Whole-Wheat Pasta Salad with Walnuts and Feta Cheese

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups baby spinach leaves chopped
• 4 servings pepper black freshly ground
• 0.5 teaspoon dijon mustard 
• 0.5 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic minced
• 0.5 cup onion diced red
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 
• 4 servings salt 
• 2 tablespoons walnut oil 
• 0.5 cup walnuts 
• 0.5 pound fusilli whole-wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• whisk

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package.
3. Drain the pasta, rinse it under cold water, and put it in the refrigerator to chill.
4. In a dry saute pan toast the walnuts over a medium-high flame until they are fragrant, about 2 minutes. Set the walnuts aside to cool then chop them coarsely.
5. In a large bowl, toss together the chilled pasta, walnuts, feta cheese, onion, and spinach. In a small bowl whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic and mustard.
6. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.