{"id":4029,"date":"2022-08-08T18:40:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/?post_type=fdoc-recipe&p=4029"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:11:54","slug":"vegetarian-spinach-pasta-salad-with-floj-poppyseed-dressing","status":"publish","type":"fdoc-recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/recipes\/vegetarian-spinach-pasta-salad-with-floj-poppyseed-dressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian Spinach Pasta Salad with FLOJ Poppyseed Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Add a tangy twist to your side dish with our Vegetarian\u00a0Spinach Pasta Salad & FLOJ Poppyseed Dressing. Not only\u00a0is it full of flavour, but it also contains many key nutrients your\u00a0body craves, like vitamin C, iron, potassium, and folate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Salad Ingredients<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) grapeseed oil<\/li>\r\n
  • 1 medium zucchini, sliced in half lengthwise and cut into 1\/4-inch thick half-moons<\/li>\r\n
  • 1 cup broccoli florets<\/li>\r\n
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced<\/li>\r\n
  • \u00bd teaspoon (3 ml) salt<\/li>\r\n
  • 4 ounces dry whole grain penne pasta, cooked according to package directions<\/li>\r\n
  • 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach leaves<\/li>\r\n
  • 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach leaves<\/li>\r\n
  • \u00bc cup pecan halves<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Dressing Ingredients<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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    • \u00bd cup (125 ml) Florida Orange Juice<\/li>\r\n
    • \u00bc cup (60 ml) Greek yogurt<\/li>\r\n
    • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) apple cider vinegar<\/li>\r\n
    • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil<\/li>\r\n
    • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) honey<\/li>\r\n
    • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Dijon mustard<\/li>\r\n
    • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) poppy seeds<\/li>\r\n
    • \u00bd teaspoon (3 ml) salt<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      Preparation<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
      Prep Time<\/th>\r\nCook Time<\/th>\r\nTotal Time<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
      35 minutes<\/td>\r\n1 hour15 minutes<\/td>\r\n1 hour50 minutes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      Combine the orange juice, yogurt, vinegar, olive oil, honey, mustard, poppy seeds and salt in a jar, cover and shake to combine. Set aside until ready to use.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      Place the oil in a medium saut\u00e9 pan, set over medium high heat and when the oil shimmers, add the zucchini, broccoli and bell pepper and saut\u00e9 until the zucchini is almost tender, 3 to 4 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      Transfer the vegetables to a large mixing bowl, add the pasta and toss to combine. Refrigerate until cooled, about 30 minutes. Add the spinach, cherries and pecans and 3\/4 of the dressing and toss to coat. Add more dressing as needed. Serve immediately or chill up to 1 hour before serving. Reserve the remaining dressing for another use.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Add a tangy twist to your side dish with our Vegetarian\u00a0Spinach Pasta Salad & FLOJ Poppyseed Dressing. Not only\u00a0is it full of flavour, but it also contains many key nutrients your\u00a0body craves, like vitamin C, iron, potassium, and folate. Salad Ingredients Dressing Ingredients \u00bd cup (125 ml) Florida Orange Juice \u00bc cup (60 ml) Greek…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4030,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"fdoc-citrus-type":[35],"fdoc-recipe-method":[],"fdoc-recipe-diet":[],"fdoc-health-category":[3,23,38,50,51],"fdoc-recipe-lifestyle":[],"fdoc-recipe-course":[4,13,41,44],"fdoc-recipe-cuisine":[],"fdoc-recipe-ingredient":[],"fdoc-recipe-keyword":[],"class_list":["post-4029","fdoc-recipe","type-fdoc-recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fdoc-citrus-type-orange-juice","fdoc-health-category-antioxidant-rich","fdoc-health-category-heart-health","fdoc-health-category-potassium-rich","fdoc-health-category-vegetarian","fdoc-health-category-vitamin-c-rich","fdoc-recipe-course-appetizer","fdoc-recipe-course-entree","fdoc-recipe-course-salad","fdoc-recipe-course-side-dish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe\/4029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fdoc-recipe"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe\/4029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11113,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe\/4029\/revisions\/11113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fdoc-citrus-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-citrus-type?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-recipe-method","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe-method?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-recipe-diet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe-diet?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-health-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-health-category?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-recipe-lifestyle","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe-lifestyle?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-recipe-course","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe-course?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-recipe-cuisine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe-cuisine?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-recipe-ingredient","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe-ingredient?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-recipe-keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-recipe-keyword?post=4029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}