{"id":4765,"date":"2015-10-19T11:09:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T15:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/?p=4765"},"modified":"2015-10-19T11:10:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T15:10:31","slug":"autumn-crunch-pasta-salad-from-chelseasmessyapron-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/19\/autumn-crunch-pasta-salad-from-chelseasmessyapron-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn crunch pasta salad from chelseasmessyapron.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ERSName\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSTopRight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AUTUMN-CRUNCH-PASTA-SALAD.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4766\" src=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AUTUMN-CRUNCH-PASTA-SALAD-300x300.png\" alt=\"AUTUMN-CRUNCH-PASTA-SALAD\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AUTUMN-CRUNCH-PASTA-SALAD-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AUTUMN-CRUNCH-PASTA-SALAD-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AUTUMN-CRUNCH-PASTA-SALAD.png 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERSIngredientsHeader ERSHeading\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">5 ounces fresh spinach (half a 10 ounce bag)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 and 1\/2 cups dry small pasta<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3\/4 cup chopped celery<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3\/4 cup dried cranberries<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 large Granny Smith Apple<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/3 cup pecans<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Optional: Feta cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ERSSectionHead\">Dressing<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">4 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons white wine vinegar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2-4 tablespoons white sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/8 teaspoon each: paprika, onion powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tablespoon poppy seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSInstructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook the pasta according to package directions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">While the pasta is cooking, prepare the dressing. In a food processor or blender (I used my small Twister jar on the Blendtec) combine the oil (the vegetable oil yields a richer and in my opinion better taste, but the olive oil is healthier and still tastes great), apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, sugar, (adjust &#8212; more or less to personal preference, we like a less sweet dressing and use about 2 tablespoons) paprika, and onion powder. Pulse or blend for about 10 seconds. Stir in the poppyseeds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Drain the pasta once it&#8217;s cooked through and immediately toss a few tablespoons of the dressing with the pasta. This helps the pasta soak in the dressing and the flavor.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Chill the dressed pasta in the fridge.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Meanwhile, combine the (washed and de-stemmed) spinach with the chopped celery in a large bowl. Add in the cranberries and a can of drained mandarine oranges.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If desired peel the apple (We like to leave on the peel!) and then slice into thin slices. Toss with lemon juice and then add to the salad.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pour dressing over the salad and toss. Add in the completely cooled pasta and toss with the rest of the salad.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you want to toast the pecans, place them in a single layer in a dry saucepan (don&#8217;t add anything) over medium heat. Stir constantly until the nuts are barely fragrant &#8212; just a couple of minutes. Watch carefully as the nuts are VERY easily scorched\/burned.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Alternatively, you can candy the pecans if desired. Check the link in the last paragraph of the blog text for how to candy pecans.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Top the salad with the pecans and feta cheese.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Enjoy immediately. \u00a0Serves: 6-8 as a side<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSClear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSNotesDiv\">\n<div class=\"ERSNotesHeader\">NOTES<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSNotes\">This salad (like most) aren&#8217;t very great leftover. If you aren&#8217;t eating this immediately, keep the ingredients separate from the dressing and only toss with the dressing right before eating. Top with pecans and feta after dressing the salad.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 ounces fresh spinach (half a 10 ounce bag) 1 and 1\/2 cups dry small pasta 3\/4 cup chopped celery 3\/4 cup dried cranberries 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges 1 large Granny Smith Apple 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1\/3 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/19\/autumn-crunch-pasta-salad-from-chelseasmessyapron-com\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,38,7,93,296,20],"tags":[24,4,586,528,211,10,524,35],"class_list":["post-4765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apples","category-pasta","category-recipes","category-salad","category-salad-dressing","category-sides","tag-celery","tag-main","tag-mandarin-oranges","tag-pasta","tag-pecans","tag-salads","tag-sides","tag-spinach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4765"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4767,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4765\/revisions\/4767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}