Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, pesto pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pesto Pasta Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Pesto Pasta Salad is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

Get just the right utensils for the job. Free UK delivery on eligible orders Method. Season with salt and pepper and whizz until roughly chopped. Stir in the crème fraîche followed by the pesto, then leave to cool.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pesto pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pesto Pasta Salad:

1. Make ready Dressing
2. Take 1/4 cup Pesto (I'm using pre-made)
3. Prepare 1 tbsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning
4. Make ready 1/4 tsp Salt and Pepper
5. Get 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6. Make ready Salad Ingredients
7. Get 1 1/2 cup Cheese Ravioli (you may use Tortelini)
8. Take 1 Romaine Heart
9. Make ready 10 Halved Cherry Tomatoes
10. Get 1/2 cup Diced Mozzarella
11. Get 3 Basil Leaves
12. Make ready 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Cook it until it is al dente, rather than too soft. While the pasta is cooking, cook the peas. 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).

Instructions to make Pesto Pasta Salad:

1. Wisk all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
2. Boil and drain the pasta according to the package instructions.
3. While the pasta is still hot, toss the dressing into the pasta. Let it cool down slightly.
4. Prep your romaine heart and basil. Rinse and dry your romaine, remove the core, and slice.
5. Roughly chop your basil and mix with your romaine.
6. 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.
7. …and you're done! You may chill the pasta salad or eat while it's warm!

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). Spiral-shaped pasta, such as rotini or fusilli, works great in pesto pasta salad because the shapes hold the pesto nicely. Use any spiral-shaped pasta you like, whether it's traditional wheat pasta, gluten-free pasta, quinoa pasta, or even spiral-shaped pasta made from veggies. Just follow the cooking instructions as directed on the package.

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