Pesto Pasta Salad with Garden Peas
 
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This pesto pasta salad recipe includes fresh garden peas as a boost of sweet vegetable flavor. The pesto is made with fresh basil, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese.
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Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 package of fresh basil
  • ¼ cup of grated parmesan
  • ⅓ cup of olive oil or more if needed
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup frozen garden peas
  • 1 package fusilli pasta
  • ¼ cup of pine nuts
Instructions
  1. Bring water to a boil in large pot. Once boiling, add salt and a drizzle of olive oil. Toss the fusilli pasta in and let it cook for about 15 minutes until the pasta is al dente. At the 10 minute mark, add in the frozen peas and let them cook with the rest of the pasta. The peas will be done together with the pasta.
  2. To make the pesto, add the basil, parmesan, garlic, and pine nuts into a food processor with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle in the olive oil while the mixture pulses until you've added just enough to form a paste like consistency.
  3. Strain the pasta and peas, mix together with the pesto in a large bowl and enjoy! p.s. a little extra parmesan or a sprinkling of red pepper flakes never hurt anybody :)
Recipe by at https://seriousspice.com/pesto-pasta-salad-garden-peas/