9.25.2017

Pesto Pasta Salad


Pesto Pasta Salad

1 handful cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup frozen peas
3 slices chopped cooked bacon
3 slices chopped prosciutto
bowtie pasta
1/4 cup pesto (recipe below)

Boil pasta until al dente, then drain. Add thawed peas to the pasta and stir to combine. Add chopped bacon, prosciutto and cherry tomatoes to each serving. Finish with a dollop of pesto.

Pesto:
1/2 cup walnuts (toasted)
11/2 cups fresh basil
1 tsp garlic powder (or 3 cloves fresh)
1 green onion
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c parmesan cheese
the juice from one lemon
salt & pepper to taste

Add toasted walnuts to a food processor and blend until they look like breadcrumbs. Add half of the olive oil, cheese and lemon juice, then blend again. Finally, add the garlic powder, fresh basil and green onion. Add the rest of the olive oil and blend until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper amounts to taste.









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