Summer Harvest Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (4 ounce) package macaroni, raw (ronzoni whole wheat pasta)
• 1 cup broccoli floret
• 1 (6 ounce) package shrimp, precooked (bought frozen then thawed)
• 1 small tomato, chopped
• 1 cup spinach, chopped (bought frozen then thawed)
• 1/3 cup red onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 cup italian salad dressing, bottled (lowfat or light)
• 2 teaspoons dried italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 hard-boiled egg, grated ( only)

Recipe

• 1 prepare macaroni, per package, adding the broccoli during the last 4 min of the cooking time; drain.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine the macaroni/broccoli with the shrimp, tomato, spinach and onion --.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine the salad dressing, italian seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes --.
• 4 add this mixture to the pasta mixture and toss to coat well; garnish with the egg.
• 5 cover and chill 2 hours; toss again before serving.
• 6 note: this is a very light salad, hence the small amount of dressing -- the dressing is only intended to enhance the salad, not to drown it ;-).
• 7 note: prep time covers the veggie chopping and pasta cooking; cooking time covers the assembly and chilling of the salad.