Pesto Pasta Salad

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add walnuts, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, salt, and chopped garlic to a food processor.
  2. 2Add walnuts, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, salt, and chopped garlic to a food processor.
  3. 3Add walnuts, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, salt, and chopped garlic to a food processor.
  4. 4Blend for one minute.
  5. 5Blend for one minute.
  6. 6Blend for one minute.
  7. 7Add fresh basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil, and ice-cold water.
  8. 8Add fresh basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil, and ice-cold water.
  9. 9Add fresh basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil, and ice-cold water.
  10. 10Pulse until you get a creamy pesto.
  11. 11Pulse until you get a creamy pesto.
  12. 12Pulse until you get a creamy pesto.
  13. 13Transfer the pesto into a bowl and stir in some reserved pasta water.
  14. 14Transfer the pesto into a bowl and stir in some reserved pasta water.
  15. 15Transfer the pesto into a bowl and stir in some reserved pasta water.
  16. 16Add your favorite pasta cooked al dente.
  17. 17Add your favorite pasta cooked al dente.
  18. 18Add your favorite pasta cooked al dente.
  19. 19Mix until the ingredients are well combined.
  20. 20Mix until the ingredients are well combined.
  21. 21Mix until the ingredients are well combined.
  22. 22Add halved cherry tomatoes, slightly boiled green beans, halved black olives, and fresh arugula.
  23. 23Add halved cherry tomatoes, slightly boiled green beans, halved black olives, and fresh arugula.
  24. 24Add halved cherry tomatoes, slightly boiled green beans, halved black olives, and fresh arugula.
  25. 25Give it a quick toss.
  26. 26Give it a quick toss.
  27. 27Give it a quick toss.
  28. 28Garnish with some extra pesto and toasted pine nuts on top.
  29. 29Garnish with some extra pesto and toasted pine nuts on top.
  30. 30Garnish with some extra pesto and toasted pine nuts on top.

Ingredients

  • pound pasta
  • pound pasta
  • pound pasta
  • 7 ounces green beans
  • 7 ounces green beans
  • 7 ounces green beans
  • 1.5 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1.5 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1.5 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 0.5 cup olives
  • 0.5 cup olives
  • 0.5 cup olives
  • 2 handfuls arugula
  • 2 handfuls arugula
  • 2 handfuls arugula
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 0.33 cup walnuts
  • 0.33 cup walnuts
  • 0.33 cup walnuts
  • 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups basil leaves
  • 2 cups basil leaves
  • 2 cups basil leaves
  • 0.25 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 0.25 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 0.25 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 0.25 cup water

Equipment

knifecutting boardbowlfood processorcolanderspatula

Tips

  • You can use your favorite store-bought pesto, or you can make one at home.