Pasta Party Salad

6 ounces rotini or shell macaroni
Salted water
Oregano Dressing (recipe follows)
2 cups fresh spinach, torn
1 cup each chopped tomato and blanched pea pods
1/4 cup natural California pistachios, chopped
Black pepper
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1. Cook rotini in boiling, salted water according to package
directions; drain.

2. Marinate hot rotini in Oregano Dressing; cool at room
temperature.

3. Combine with spinach, tomato, pea pods, pistachios and black
pepper to taste. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Oregano Dressing: Combine 1/4 cup each oil and red wine
vinegar, 3/4 teaspoon crushed oregano and 1/8 teaspoon garlic
powder. Makes 1/2 cup.