The potluck season is here, and a quick and easy dish to prepare for a gathering is pesto pasta salad. Spiral pasta catches and retains the bits of basil pesto.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Pesto Fusilli Pasta Salad
Servings: 6
Calories: 184kcal
Ingredients
2cupsuncooked Fusilli pasta
0.5cupfresh basil pesto
0.5cupgreen and black olives,pitted
6ouncescherry tomatoes,halved
0.5cupfrozen peas,defrosted
Several fresh basil leaves,coarsely chopped
1tablespoonolive oil
Salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
Cook pasta according to instructions on the package. Make sure the water is salted (at least half teaspoon per quart). Remove pasta from heat and strain when cooked, but still firm (al dente).
Put pasta in a big bowl and mix in fresh basil pesto. Serve on a platter and garnish with the olives, cherry tomatoes, peas, fresh basil leaves, and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Chill or serve at room temperature.