Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, pesto pasta salad. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pesto Pasta Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Pesto Pasta Salad is something that I have loved my whole life.
Cook the pasta in salted water according to package instructions. Then drain it and rinse in cold water. Cover and refrigerate pasta until cold.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook pesto pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta Salad:
- Prepare Dressing
- Get 1/4 cup Pesto (I'm using pre-made)
- Prepare 1 tbsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- Make ready 1/4 tsp Salt and Pepper
- Take 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Prepare Salad Ingredients
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup Cheese Ravioli (you may use Tortelini)
- Make ready 1 Romaine Heart
- Get 10 Halved Cherry Tomatoes
- Get 1/2 cup Diced Mozzarella
- Prepare 3 Basil Leaves
- Prepare 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Serve this cold pasta salad to your family and friends and they will be begging for the recipe! Add the pasta and cook until al dente, or according to package directions. Add a few tablespoons of pasta water to thin the pesto to evenly coat the pasta. Summer pesto pasta salad with fresh basil pesto, spiral pasta, pine nuts, olives, peas, and cherry tomatoes.
Steps to make Pesto Pasta Salad:
- Wisk all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
- Boil and drain the pasta according to the package instructions.
- While the pasta is still hot, toss the dressing into the pasta. Let it cool down slightly.
- Prep your romaine heart and basil. Rinse and dry your romaine, remove the core, and slice.
- Roughly chop your basil and mix with your romaine.
- Toss the greens, halved cherry tomatoes, and cheeses into your pasta. The warmth of the pasta will slightly wilt the basil and bring out the scent.
- …and you're done! You may chill the pasta salad or eat while it's warm!
Photography Credit: Elise Bauer When it's the season for potluck barbecues, a quick and easy dish to prepare for a gathering is pesto pasta salad! This is my favorite pasta salad of the moment. Zesty pesto, mellowed and thickened with a little mayonnaise, makes a lovely sauce. I go all-out green by adding sweet peas to both the pesto sauce and the pasta. Toasted pine nuts add flavor and crunch.
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