Pesto Pasta Salad

Pesto Pasta Salad

Ingredients
  • 4 cups
  • 1 cup
  • 2 Tbsp
  • 1/3 cup
  • 1 cup
  • 12 oz
  • few
  • 1 Tbsp
  • few
Method of Preparation
  • Cook Pasta in salted water as per the instructions on the packet.
  • Remove and strain pasta once is it cooked but firm (al dente).
  • Toast the pine nuts in a small pan over medium-high heat.
  • Keep an eye on them as they cook very fast and get burnt in seconds.
  • When most of the nuts have a blush of golden bowl on them, move them to a cool bowl to rest.
  • Put pasta in a big bowl.
  • Mix in fresh basil pesto, green olives, and pine nuts.
  • Gently mix in cherry tomatoes, peas, fresh basil leaves, olive oil, salt and pepper.
  • Serve at room temperature.
  • 15 mins
  • 5 mins
  • 6
  • oz
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