# Pesto Pasta Salad

Pesto pasta salad is a quick and delicious meal you can make with your favorite pesto and fresh veggies.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- food processor
- colander
- spatula

## Tips

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lb4y4PhMEMA
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/95d1cbba-3749-4436-bcc4-c3582584c5e7
- Extracted: 2025-06-08

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