Pesto Pasta Salad

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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Congratulations to this week's features!

This sounds like an amazing dip, and I really really want to try it!

Hotsy Totsy Summer Shrimp Dip from Sumptuous Spoonfuls

We eat a lot of cucumbers in our home, and I think this change would be tasty!

Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Slices from All is Amazing

This just looks so.darn.good!  Tara, can we come over for dinner?!

Bun from Noshing with the Nolands

My hubby LOVES Oatmeal Raisin Cookies...this one is for him!

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Forgetful Momma

And these look so fun - I've never worked with meringue before, except for the topping on a lemon meringue pie!

Yoghurt Choc Strawberry Meringues from With A Blast

All of these recipes will be pinned to my Pinterest account, posted on Twitter, and shared on Facebook!

Just a reminder, this week's Scrumptious Sunday Link Party goes live Saturday - at 8 pm PST. Can't wait to see what you bring to the party!