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Simple Salmon Pasta Salad

A nice, easy spring time salad.

Ingredients
3 cups bow tie or rotelle pasta, cooked al dente
1 cup salmon flakes (freshly cooked or grilled salmon fillets or steaks, broken into flakes with fork, with no bones or skin)
1 cup crisp-tender asparagus pieces, steamed or microwaved
3 green onions, finely chopped

Dressing:
1 tablespoon canola mayonnaise (if available, otherwise use regular)
3 tablespoons fat-free or light sour cream
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 /2 teaspoons Dijon or prepared mustard
½ teaspoon dill weed
black pepper to taste

Directions
1. Place pasta, salmon, asparagus and green onion in serving bowl.
2. Blend dressing ingredients in a 1- or2- cup measure until smooth. Add to pasta salad ingredients and stir to mix.

Calories: 339
Total fat: 9.5 grams
Saturated fat: 1.5
Cholesterol: 29 milligrams
Sodium: 122 milligrams
Carbohydrate: 45 grams
Dietary fiber: 3 grams
Protein: 18 grams

Source:
E. Magee. Tell Me What to Eat if I have Diabetes. The Career Press, Inc. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, 1999.