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Pesto Pasta Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pesto Pasta Salad is something which I have loved my entire life.
Summer pesto pasta salad with fresh basil pesto, spiral pasta, pine nuts, olives, peas, and cherry tomatoes. Pasta salad lasts for days in the fridge, making it great for potlucks and picnics. Before tossing the pesto with the pasta, you'll add three simple upgrades: lemon juice, mayo, and spinach.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pesto pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta Salad:
- Prepare Dressing
- Take 1/4 cup Pesto (I'm using pre-made)
- Make ready 1 tbsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- Make ready 1/4 tsp Salt and Pepper
- Make ready 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Get Salad Ingredients
- Take 1 1/2 cup Cheese Ravioli (you may use Tortelini)
- Prepare 1 Romaine Heart
- Take 10 Halved Cherry Tomatoes
- Prepare 1/2 cup Diced Mozzarella
- Get 3 Basil Leaves
- Take 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Pesto Pasta Salad. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. It has a caprese theme to it but with the basil all throughout in the pesto and some meaty bacon bits in the salad too. Enjoy this veggie pesto pasta salad with cucumber, peas, cherry tomatoes and basil for an easy family meal. It's great for a packed lunch or summery picnic.
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!
This chicken pesto pasta salad is quick, easy, and a great way to use up leftover chicken. To make this pesto pasta salad really simple, I used rotisserie chicken. You can use any pre-cooked chicken. A scrumptious pesto-flavored salad with crunchy lettuce and yummy noodles. One of my favorite pasta salads to make and eat is a cold pesto penne pasta filled with sweet peas and artichoke hearts in a creamy pesto dressing.
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