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Ingredients
Pesto Pasta Salad
- Ingredients
- 16 ozs Penne
- salt
- 2 ozs golden raisin
- 2 ozs Pine nuts
- 2 Red onions
- 2 ozs green or black olives (pitted)
- 5 Tbsps Pesto
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 2 Tbsps Red wine vinegar
- peppers
- 24 Cherry tomatoes
- 9 ozs Buffalo mozzarella
- 4 stalks Basil
Cook pasta in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente according to package directions.
While pasta is cooking, soak golden raisins in a little warm water.
Toast pine nuts in a small dry pan until light brown, then let cool on a plate.
Peel onions and slice into very thin rings.
Chop olives. Drain golden raisins. Drain pasta in a sieve and rinse briefly with cold water.
Mix all prepared ingredients with pesto, oil and vinegar in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Rinse cherry tomatoes, drain and cook in a hot grill pan over high heat until softened.
Drain mozzarella and cut into cubes. Rinse basil, shake dry, pluck leaves and chop coarsely. Divide pasta salad among bowls, top with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil and serve.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 505 cal. | (24 %) | ||
| Protein | 20 g | (20 %) | ||
| Fat | 21 g | (18 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 55 g | (37 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 6.5 g | (22 %) |
Healthy, because
This vegetarian pasta salad, which is full of vital substances, has a positive effect on the heart and blood vessels, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, muscles and bones.
Even smarter
If you prepare the salad with whole-wheat noodles, you will also get valuable fiber for digestion and the intestines.