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Mexicali pasta salad

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 8 oz Tri-color Pasta Spirals; *
• 6 sm Tomatillos **
• 1/2 Jalapeno Chile; ***
• 20 oz Pineapple Chunks; ****
• 1 tb Cilantro; Fresh Snipped
• 2 tb Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 ts Lime Peel; Grated
• 1/4 ts Salt

Instructions:

* 3 Cups of uncooked pasta should be used. ** Each tomatillo should be cut into 8 wedges. *** The jalapeno should be seeded and finely chopped. **** The pineapple chunks should be the ones canned in their own juice. Drain but reserve 2 Tbls of the juice. Cook the pasta as directed on the package and drain. Rinse with cold water and drain again. Mix the pasta tomatillos chile and pineapple. Mix the reserved juice and the remaining ingredients. Pour over the pasta mixture and toss. Cover and refrigerate until chilled at least 2 hours.

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