Pesto Pasta Salad

Name: Pesto Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound whole grain pasta (fusilli, rotini, penne or farfalle); 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered; 3 handfuls baby arugula or spinach; Optional cheese: Crumbled feta cheese, little mozzarella balls or diced mozzarella or grated Parmesan; Optional additions: 1/2 cup thinly sliced Kalamata olives and/or 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained (or 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas); Freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)*; 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves; 1/2 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1/4 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons); 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:10min

This pesto pasta salad recipe is bursting with fresh flavor. It's light, healthy and easy to make. Perfect for picnics and potlucks! Recipe yields 6 to 8 side servings.

Updated at: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:49:10 GMT