Steps to Make Basil Pesto Pasta Salad Ina Garten

Maya's Perfect Pesto Pasta Salad

Liven up a chickpea salad by adding a little pesto, diced red onions, and a sprinkle of feta cheese.

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 | Basil Pesto Pasta Salad Ina Garten

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 | Basil Pesto Pasta Salad Ina Garten

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

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