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Simple and delicious.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium orange
  • 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Dash salt
  • 1/4 cup tiny bow tie pasta, cooked and drained
  • 2 medium apples, cored and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons sliced green onions

Directions

  1. Finely shred enough orange peel to make 1/2 teaspoon; set aside. Remove the remaining peel from orange and section orange over a bowl to catch juice. Measure 2 tablespoons of the juice. Set the sections aside.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl stir together orange peel, the 2 tablespoons juice, the yogurt, sugar, and salt. Mix well. Add cooked pasta, chopped apples, and sliced green onions; toss to coat. Gently stir in orange sections.
  3. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.
Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts

YIELD:  6 servings
CALORIES: 65  /  FAT: 0 g  /  CARBS: 18 g  /  PROTEIN: 1 g

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