I'm a big fan of pasta salad...for a number of reasons. I love salad, but getting my hubby to eat salad regularly is a bit of a chore (sorry hun...but it's true!) and so this is my compromise. I also like that a little pasta salad goes a LONG way...very good on the budget (things I will need to be mindful of, especially as our BOYS grow...they already nearly eat us out of house and home!). With my fresh made pesto (check out the recipe!) I decided to make it a Pesto Pasta Salad this time around...here is what I did!
1 cup multi coloured rotini
1/2 cup cucumber, sliced & diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/4 cup onion
2 tablespoons pesto
Prepare the pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse and cool. Pour into your serving bowl.
Wash and slice cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and onion. Add to serving bowl.
Add 2 tablespoons of pesto (or to taste, as you prefer) and mix well.
VERDICT:
This was a great change to our usual pasta salad! This made enough for us for two meals, so we got to have the leftovers the next day, and it still was just as delicious! Love the fresh vegetables, it was a nice mix with the pasta...especially those red, orange and yellow cherry tomatoes from our garden :-)
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I would put that in my mouth.
ReplyDeleteIt's a colorful dish and looks very inviting.
ReplyDeleteWe love this kind of salad all year round, especially when it has pesto in it :)
This looks so good and fresh and good for you! Love pesto! please come link this up to our weekly recipe link up! http://www.katieslanguagecafe.com/2012/10/french-cuisine-friday-recipe-link-up-6.html
ReplyDeleteNice job using your pesto! It looks great. Thanks for sharing at Must Try Monday.
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