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Italian Bean & Pasta Salad

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(13 votes)

Category:     Appetizer

Description:
Cold salad for side dish or meal. Makes 4 main course servings or 6 side salads.


General applicability:

Italian Bean & Pasta Salad
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 1 cup rice pasta (shells, etc)
  • 1 can pinto bean (or [compliant] cooked dry beans)
  • 1/2 cup green pepper slivers [or substitute compliant vegetables]
  • 1/2 cup red pepper slivers [or substitute compliant vegetables]
  • 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
  • 1/4 cup diced red onion
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt


How to make it:
  • Cook pasta according to package directions.
  • Drain and cool under cold water, drain well. (Cook beans ahead of time if not using canned.)
  • Place pasta and beans in a large bowl.
  • Add peppers, cheese and onion.
  • In a jar with tight fitting lid, combine remaining ingredients.
  • Shake well to blend; pour over salad and toss.
  • Cover and chill 1 hour or overnight.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:

Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Oregano
N
N
N
B
N
B
B
B
Pinto Beans
B
A
A
B
B
A
N
B
Sea Salt
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Onion, all types
B
N
B
N
B
B
B
N
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Peppers, Bell
A
B
N
N
A
N
N
N
Pepper, Cayenne
A
N
B
A
A
N
B
A


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in phytoestrogens
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance