If we think of pesto sauce, the first thing that comes to mind is a good hot pasta dish, but this rich basil sauce can also be enjoyed cold and that is why we teach you how to prepare this delicious pesto pasta salad.
Pasta salads are a classic during the summer season, they are ideal to take to a picnic or beach day because they are eaten cold and this one, made with pesto sauce, dried tomatoes and olives, is an elegant option that will leave all fascinated, so don’t stop trying it!
We have the best recipes for you to get out of the routine, so gather the ingredients and cook a spectacular pasta salad.
Ingredients to make Delicious Pesto Pasta Salad:
• 120 grams of short pasta
• 1 handful of dried tomatoes
• 15 pitted green olives
• Pesto sauce
• 1 bunch of fresh basil
• 50 grams of pine nuts
• 100 cups of Parmesan cheese
• 50 milliliters of olive oil
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 pinch of salt
How to make Delicious Pasta Salad with Pesto Sauce:
Once you have all the ingredients on the work table, the first thing we will do is cook the pasta. Remember that pesto pasta salad is a dish that is eaten cold, so the sooner you make the pasta, the better.
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water and a few basil leaves. Then drain, pass under cold water and add a trickle of oil to prevent the paste from sticking.
To make the pesto sauce, blend all the ingredients on the list, leaving the cheese and pine nuts for last. If you have any questions regarding this preparation, you can review the step-by-step recipe for homemade pesto sauce.
Remember that if you don’t have pine nuts you can make the sauce using other nuts such as almonds.
On the other hand, chop the olives in half and cut the dried tomatoes into thin strips. You can use olives stuffed with anchovies or peppers and as for the tomatoes, you can make them yourself following the recipe for homemade dried tomatoes.
Finally and when the pasta is cold or at room temperature, mixes all the ingredients. The idea is that the pasta is well impregnated with pesto sauce and the other ingredients are distributed evenly.
Serve the pasta salad with pesto sauce and have a great time with this delicious summer salad. If you want to add an extra touch you can include a few pieces of fresh mozzarella in each dish. Bon Appetite!
