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Spinach & Penne Salad

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Looking for a summer salad recipe that is full of flavor? Try making Spinach Penne Salad!

Spinach Penne Salad in bowl

In my (very large) family, we do monthly family birthdays.  If your birthday falls in April, you get to celebrate with all of the other April birthdays.  The kids will have their own separate party with their friends but the family party is a joint endeavor!  So, last Sunday we did the April birthdays and one of my nephews (in Kindergarten) requested this salad.  And since I volunteered to bring a salad (and I love this one) I said sure I will make a Spinach & Penne Salad!

Fresh Basil

To make the dressing, I used fresh basil, olive oil and garlic powder.

Chopped Basil

Chop the basil.

Basil Pesto in bowl

Put the chopped basil, olive oil and garlic powder in a bowl. Mix together, cover and store in the fridge to let the flavors blend.  I just learned that this called pistou…it is like pesto but it doesn’t contain pine nuts.

Mayo Pesto in bowl

When you are ready to mix the salad together, add mayo to the pistou.

mayo pesto on noodles and spinach

Put the spinach, penne and dressing in a large bowl.

Spinach Penne Salad in bowl

Mix together, top with Parmesan and enjoy!

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spinach penne salad in bowl

Spinach & Penne Salad

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder, or 1 clove garlic
  • 1 bunch basil tops - chopped
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 6 oz baby spinach
  • 3 cups penne - cooked
  • Parmesan

Instructions

  1. Mix together olive oil, garlic powder and basil.
  2. Cover and place in fridge overnight or until ready to serve.
  3. Remove dressing from fridge and stir in mayonnaise.
  4. Mix together spinach, penne and dressing.
  5. Top with Parmesan.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
© Tonia
Cuisine: American / Category: Salad
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  1. Marlene Skinner says

    November 8, 2014 at 11:20 am

    want to make this but how much is ” one bunch ” of basil.?? I have a huge plant of it.. thax

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  2. Deb Foster says

    May 14, 2013 at 8:42 am

    I am enjoying reading all your yummy looking recipes and wonderful photos. I am unable to see as to where to do print outs for the recipes. Am I missing something or do you have any suggestions? Many thanks!

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    • Tonia says

      May 14, 2013 at 8:53 am

      Thanks, Deb! My blog used to be in a different format that didn’t allow me to have the printable recipe feature. My new recipes have a button for printing but unfortunately the older ones do not. I am trying to slowly make my way through previous post to update them but it is very time consuming. I’ve added the print feature to this recipe though. In the meantime, I would suggest opening a blank Word document, copying the recipes and pasting them into the document to print. Or let me know if there are some other recipes you would like me to update with the print feature and I will do those right away! Thanks for the feedback!

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  3. Holly Lefevre says

    May 3, 2012 at 5:36 am

    I am so darn hungry right now and this looks amazing!

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  4. Toodie says

    April 30, 2012 at 1:24 am

    Looks refreshing!

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  5. Stephanie @ henry happened says

    April 27, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    I am so making this! The basil pistou (?) looks amazing. And what a fun family tradition!

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  6. Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says

    April 26, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    Ooh I like the way you guys do birthdays around there, looks fantastic. I always like pasta salads.

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  7. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    April 26, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    I like the idea of a family birthday dinner. Too fun! The salad looks super yummy too.

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  8. Lindsay says

    April 25, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    This sounds delicious! I have got to make this asap! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Lindsay @ Delighted Momma says

    April 25, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    My boys would devour this!! Looks so yummy!! What a great summer salad to bring to a BBQ

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  10. Anne @ Domesblissity says

    April 25, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    Oh yum Tonia! This looks right up my alley. I could eat that warm too. That might be my dinner tomorrow night! ThanksAnne xx

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Tonia LarsonHi, I'm Tonia, a lover of food and photography! Fill a gunny sack with ingredients, tie on an apron and let's get cooking!
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