*This post is part of San Diego Hospice’s series of healthy recipes for patients. This series will be updated monthly.

This healthy recipe can be served warm or cold: toss warm pasta with the dressing to absorb more flavor. To serve this salad chilled, make it a day ahead, toss with dressing, and refrigerate until it’s ready to be served.

Ingredients

• 3 cups uncooked farfalle (bow tie pasta)
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Cooking spray
• 12 ounces medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1 cup canned cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup minced red onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped capers

Preparation

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain.
2. Combine juice, mustard, and garlic in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Gradually add oil, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir in salt and pepper.
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shrimp to pan; cook for 2 minutes or until done. Stir in spinach, cannellini beans, red onion, and 2 tablespoons capers; toss to combine. Add the pasta and juice mixture to shrimp mixture; toss.