Steps to Make Pasta With Pesto And Salmon

Maya's Perfect Pesto Pasta Salad

Putting spinach in the pesto will ensure everyone eats it.

Recipe Summary Maya's Perfect Pesto Pasta Salad

My 10-year-old daughter Maya and I created this easy but delicious pasta salad, featuring her favorite pesto flavors. This salad is great as the center of a light dinner, or as a side dish.

Ingredients | Pasta With Pesto And Salmon

1 (16 ounce) package corkscrew-shaped pasta (fusilli)

¾ cup chopped fresh basil

¾ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

⅓ cup pine nuts

⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 clove garlic, diced

½ cup finely diced red onion

½ cup finely diced radicchio

1 tablespoon mayonnaise, or to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.

Combine basil, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, oil, and garlic in a food processor; blend to make pesto.

Toss pasta with pesto and mix in red onion, radicchio, and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

I prefer using the corkscrew pasta medley.

Info | Pasta With Pesto And Salmon

prep: 15 mins cook: 20 mins additional: 30 mins total: 1 hr 5 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings

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