Penne Salad With Italian Green Beans And Gorgonzola

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces dry penne pasta (ziti, elbow macaroni or other short pasta)
• 8 ounces fresh italian cut green beans, trimmed and bias-sliced into 1-inch pieces or 1 (9 ounce) package frozen italian cut green beans, thawed
• 1/3 cup fat-free italian salad dressing
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh tarragon or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups torn radicchio or 1 cup finely shredded red cabbage
• 4 cups fresh spinach leaves, cleaned, trimmed, and shredded
• 1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola (2 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions, adding fresh green beans to pasta the last 5 to 7 minutes of cooking. (or, add frozen and thawed beans the last 3 to 4 minutes.).
• 2 rinse pasta and beans well under cold running water; drain thoroughly.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl combine italian dressing, tarragon, and pepper.
• 4 add pasta, beans, and radicchio or cabbage; toss gently to coat.
• 5 serve on a bed of shredded spinach and top with the gorgonzola cheese.