Pesto Pasta Salad
Make your own pesto to create this delicious pasta salad. It’s super versatile, so works well as a main course or a side dish.
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Ingredients
- 350 g Fusilli pasta
- 100 g Basil
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 50 g Pine nuts
- 60 g Parmesan grated
- 100 ml Olive oil
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 250 g Cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
- 200 g Mozzarella pearls
- 40 g Rocket
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water as per the packet instructions.
- Drain it, then run it under cold water until cool.
- To make the basil pesto, add the basil, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil into a blender and blitz until smooth. Taste for seasoning, add salt and pepper as needed.
- Add the cooled pasta into a mixing bowl, then add the pesto, mayonnaise, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, and rocket and stir until it’s well combined.
- Pile it up high in a salad bowl and enjoy.
