Pasta, strawberry and spinach salad

This simple pasta garnish combines sweet strawberries and tender avocado with a tart balsamic vinegar. You can prepare the dressing separately and store it in the refrigerator by adding it to salads just before serving. Add some feta cheese to this salad.

Ingredients

• 250 whole grain Fusilli pasta
• 6 olive oil
• 3 balsamic vinegar
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 2 finely chopped basil
• ½ salt
• ½ black pepper
• 100 fresh spinach
• 1 strawberry
• 1 sliced avocado

Directions

1. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water according to the directions on the package. Drain and rinse with cold water.
2. Meanwhile, whisk the oil, vinegar, shallots, basil, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add pasta, spinach, strawberries and avocado and stir to combine.