Apricot Pasta Salad Recipe

Name: Apricot Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz fusilli corkscrew pasta; ¾ lb apricots cut into quarters, fresh; 1 whole chicken breast cooked and shredded; ½ lb zucchini julienned, small; 1 red bell pepper julienned; 2 tsp dried Apricot Basil Dressing or 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil; 2 apricots pitted,ripe; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar; ¼ cup vegetable oil; 1 tbsp basil or 1 tsp. dried basil, chopped, fresh

Recipes.net Team Published May 2, 2020

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Toss together this wonderfully made salad. The unique flavor of apricot pairs perfectly with the basil. Also, you get a piece of everything from this pasta salad. It’s a refreshing dish to try out. And don’t forget to top it with that sweet and aromatic apricot-basil dressing.

How To Make Apricot Pasta Salad

For the Pasta Salad:

4 oz fusilli (corkscrew pasta)
¾ lb apricots (cut into quarters, fresh )
1 whole chicken breast (cooked and shredded)
½ lb zucchini (julienned, small )
1 red bell pepper (julienned)
2 tsp dried Apricot Basil Dressing (or 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil)

For the Apricot-Basil Dressing:

2 apricots (pitted,ripe )
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp basil (or 1 tsp. dried basil, chopped, fresh )

Pasta Salad

Cook pasta as package directs; drain and let cool.
Combine pasta, apricots, chicken, zucchini, red pepper, and basil in bowl.
Toss with dressing.

Apricot-Basil Dressing:

Combine apricots, white wine vinegar and sugar in a blender and whirl until blended.
With blender running, slowly add vegetable oil until think and smooth.
Stir in fresh or dried basil.

How To Make Apricot Pasta Salad

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Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 13 mins

Total Time: 23 mins

Serves:

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Ingredients

For the Pasta Salad:

4 oz fusilli, corkscrew pasta
¾ lb apricots, cut into quarters, fresh
1 whole chicken breast, cooked and shredded
½ lb zucchini, julienned, small
1 red bell pepper, julienned
2 tsp dried Apricot Basil Dressing, or 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil

For the Apricot-Basil Dressing:

2 apricots, pitted,ripe
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp basil , or 1 tsp. dried basil, chopped, fresh

Instructions

Pasta Salad

Cook pasta as package directs; drain and let cool.
Combine pasta, apricots, chicken, zucchini, red pepper, and basil in bowl.
Toss with dressing.

Apricot-Basil Dressing:

Combine apricots, white wine vinegar and sugar in a blender and whirl until blended.
With blender running, slowly add vegetable oil until think and smooth.
Stir in fresh or dried basil.