Steak & Sugar Snap Pea Pasta Salad

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes.
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 12 ounces grilled beef steak, cut into slices
• 1 cup uncooked gemelli or corkscrew pasta
• 2 cups fresh sugar snap peas
• 1 cup grape or teardrop tomatoes , cut in half
• Salt and pepper

Dressing:

• 2 teaspoons fresh grated lemon peel
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. During last 2 minutes of cooking time, add sugar snap peas; drain.
2. Whisk Dressing ingredients in small bowl until well blended; set aside.
3. Combine pasta mixture, tomatoes and beef steak slices in large bowl. Drizzle pasta mixture with dressing; toss to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper, as desired.
   
   Recipe adapted from and photo as seen in The Healthy Beef Cookbook, published by John Wiley & Sons

Test Kitchen Tips Let steaks rest to redistribute juices before slicing

Recipe and photo courtesy of the Beef Checkoff and BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com