Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I will show you how to make a special dish, Pesto Pasta Salad. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna really delicious.
Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe. This pesto pasta salad recipe is bursting with bold, fresh flavors! It's light, healthy, and sure to please everyone.
You can have Pesto Pasta Salad using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pesto Pasta Salad
- It’s of Dressing.
- It’s 1/4 cup of Pesto (I'm using pre-made).
- Prepare 1 tbsp of Lemon Pepper Seasoning.
- It’s 1/4 tsp of Salt and Pepper.
- You need 3 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- It’s of Salad Ingredients.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Cheese Ravioli (you may use Tortelini).
- Prepare 1 of Romaine Heart.
- Take 10 of Halved Cherry Tomatoes.
- You need 1/2 cup of Diced Mozzarella.
- You need 3 of Basil Leaves.
- It’s 1/4 cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese.
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Pesto Pasta Salad instructions
- 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!.
Before tossing the pesto with the pasta, you'll add three simple upgrades: lemon juice, mayo, and spinach.Rotini pasta is tossed with pesto, fresh mozzarella, and tomatoes for a colorful pasta version of Caprese salad.Pasta salads are the ultimate summer move, especially when it's too hot to use the oven.
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.Italian dressing, basil pesto, frozen peas, fresh asparagus, toasted pine nuts.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.A scrumptious pesto-flavored salad with crunchy lettuce and yummy noodles.
