# Green Goddess Pasta Salad

These are two pasta salad recipes, one is green and the other one is called the godfather pasta salad.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb Orecchiette pasta
- 1 bushel Asparagus, tough ends removed, cut into 2’’ pieces
- 2 handfuls Snap peas, halved vertically + cut in half
- 3 Garlic cloves, minced
- 8 Marinated artichoke hearts, halved
- 8 oz Mozzarella pearls
- 1 handful Green olives, halved
- 1 handful Arugula
- 1 handful Basil
- 1 handful Parsley
- 1 Shallot, sliced
- 1 Lemon, zested + juiced
- 1/4 cup Shredded parmesan
- 0.5 cup Olive oil

## Instructions

1. Boil pasta until al dente in salty water, drain and rinse well.
2. In a saucepan, sauté asparagus with garlic until vibrant green and crunchy. Remove from heat and add to pasta along with remaining ingredients
3. For the dressing: In a food processor, pulse basil and parsely until finely chopped. Add shallots + lemon juice and blitz again. As the food processor is running, slowly pour your olive oil in until you have a nice drizzable consistency. Add your parm + lemon zest + salt +pepper and pulse a bit more.
4. Add remaining ingredients to the pasta.
5. Add dressing in intervals to avoid over-saucing.
6. Top with lemon zest, black pepper and parmesan.
7. Cook pasta until al dente and rinse.
8. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
9. Mix dressing ingredients in a separate cup, then pour over the salad in increments to avoid over-saucing

## Equipment

- food processor

## Tips

- Avoid over-saucing by adding dressing in intervals.
- Use your heart when measuring ingredients.
- Don't exclude mozzarella pearls or anything crazy like that!
- Add more olive oil to the dressing if needed.

## Source

- Original video: https://sundaystack.substack.com/p/pasta-salad-is-in-the-air
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c3cfaaf5-8f70-4794-9b01-e519aa448118
- Extracted: 2025-03-12

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