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Pesto pasta salad
Recipe video above. Don't skimp on pesto, and don't be shy with olive oil. If you do, you'll end up staring at a mound of flavour-lacking, dry pesto pasta salad, thinking "darn it, I should have just followed the recipe!".PS Just 2 tablespoons of mayo is the secret here. Just gives an edge of creaminess without weighing it down, plus significantly improves the quality of next-day leftovers - prevents it from drying out.TIP: Homemade pesto obviously rules here, but if you need to resort to store-bought, get it from the fridge rather than aisle. It's better.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●colander
- ●blender
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
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.
salt (, for cooking pasta)1 tbsp(tightly packed) basil leaves2 cupstsp cooking/kosher salt1/2(1 heaped cup) cherry tomatoes, cut in half250g(tightly packed) baby rocket/arugula leaves (40g)1 cup
2
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.
3
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.
(tightly packed) basil leaves2 cupsmayonnaise (S&W, else Hellman's, Note 2)2 tbsp(1 heaped cup) cherry tomatoes, cut in half250g(tightly packed) baby rocket/arugula leaves (40g)1 cup
4
Serve - Transfer into a serving bowl. Scatter with basil leaves, if using. Serve!
(tightly packed) basil leaves2 cups(1 heaped cup) cherry tomatoes, cut in half250g(tightly packed) baby rocket/arugula leaves (40g)1 cupSmall basil leaves (, optional garnish)
Nutrition Facts
calories
663 kcal
fat Content
40 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
2114 mg
protein Content
21 g
trans Fat Content
0.01 g
cholesterol Content
27 mg
carbohydrate Content
57 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
24 g
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