Blue cheese, apple and spinach pasta salad

Pasta gets a new twist with blue cheese, apple and spinach in this stunning summer side salad.

Recipe «Blue cheese, apple and spinach pasta salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 cups dried penne pasta, 80g baby spinach, 2 jazz, gala or pink lady apples, cut into 2cm pieces, 1/3 cup flaked almonds, toasted, 4 green onions, thinly sliced , 100g mild blue cheese, crumbled, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil .

Ingredients:

• 4 cups dried penne pasta 
• 80g baby spinach 
• 2 jazz, gala or pink lady apples, cut into 2cm pieces 
• 1/3 cup flaked almonds, toasted 
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced 
• 100g mild blue cheese, crumbled 
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

Instructions

1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Transfer to a large bowl.
2. Add spinach, apple, almonds, onion and cheese to cooled pasta. Whisk vinegar and oil together in a jug. Pour over pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine. Serve.