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Pesto Pasta Salad

5.0

350g / 12oz spiral pasta ((fusilli, or other of choice, 3 ½ cups))

1 tbsp salt (, for cooking pasta)

2 tbsp pinenuts (, toasted (sub walnuts, cashews, almonds))

2 cups (tightly packed) basil leaves

1 small garlic clove (, minced)

½ cup parmesan (, finely grated)

½ tsp cooking/kosher salt

¼ tsp black pepper

7 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((or 50/50 grapeseed/olive oil))

2 tbsp mayonnaise ((S&W, else Hellman's, Note 2))

250g (1 heaped cup) cherry tomatoes, cut in half

220g/ 7 oz baby bocconcini (, drained, cut in half (Note 3))

1 cup (tightly packed) baby rocket/arugula leaves (40g)

½ tsp cooking/kosher salt

Small basil leaves (, optional garnish)

Cook pasta - Bring 3 litres of water to the boil with the salt. Cook for the pasta packet time + 1 minute. Drain in a colander, rinse under cold water. Shake off excess water well, then allow to fully cool and dry.
Pesto - Place all ingredients in a tall jug just large enough to fit the head of a stick blender. Blitz under pretty smooth. Not a green smoothie, we still want some visible green bits! but not chunks.
Toss - Place pasta in a bowl, scrape in the pesto. Add mayonnaise then toss well. Add bocconcini and tomato, toss gently just to disperse. Add rocket/arugula and toss just to disperse.
Serve - Transfer into a serving bowl. Scatter with basil leaves, if using. Serve!

Course🍚Side Dish

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🥗Salad

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions📆Everyday🏞️Picnic🍲Potluck

Season☀️Summer

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 20m

Created 120 weeks ago

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