Maya's Perfect Pesto Pasta Salad
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Description
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
- 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
- 1. 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.
- 2. Combine basil, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, oil, and garlic in a food processor; blend to make pesto.
- 3. 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.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 6 servings
calories: 488.6 kcal
carbohydrates: 57.6 g
protein: 16 g
saturated fat: 4.7 g
cholesterol: 8.1 mg
sodium: 214.2 mg
fiber: 3.2 g
sugar: 3.4 g
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