Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, pesto pasta salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pesto pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta Salad:
- Make ready Dressing
- Prepare 1/4 cup Pesto (I'm using pre-made)
- Take 1 tbsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- Get 1/4 tsp Salt and Pepper
- Take 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Get Salad Ingredients
- Get 1 1/2 cup Cheese Ravioli (you may use Tortelini)
- Take 1 Romaine Heart
- Take 10 Halved Cherry Tomatoes
- Prepare 1/2 cup Diced Mozzarella
- Prepare 3 Basil Leaves
- Get 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Make sure the water is salted (one and a half teaspoons per quart). Remove pasta from heat and strain when pasta is cooked, but still firm (al dente). Keep an eye on them because pine nuts can go from lovely and toasty to acrid and burnt in seconds. This pesto pasta salad is pasta with mozzarella cheese, olives, tomatoes and pine nuts, all tossed with fresh basil pesto.
Instructions 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!
An easy side dish that's perfect for a potluck or picnic. Pesto pasta salad is a must have for all of your summer gatherings. To assemble the pasta salad, pour all of the pesto over the pasta and toss until the pasta is lightly and evenly coated, adding a tiny splash of reserved pasta cooking water if necessary to thin it out. Then add the cherry tomatoes, arugula, remaining toasted pepitas, and any optional add-ins (olives, chickpeas and/or cheese). Add the pasta and cook until al dente, or according to package directions.
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