Pasta Pesto Salad
Ingredients:
⢠8 oz. dried orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
⢠8 oz. cherry tomatoes, quartered
⢠Pesto dressing, see below
⢠About 1/4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
⢠Fresh basil sprigs
⢠About 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves
⢠2 garlic cloves, peeled
⢠About 1/4 cup pine nuts
⢠3 tablespoons virgin olive oil
⢠1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
(3/4 oz.)
⢠3 tablespoons half and half
Directions:
Following package directions, cook pasta in boiling salted water just
until tender but still firm. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain
again. Place in a bowl and add tomatoes. To prepare Pesto Dressing,
combine basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts and oil in a blender and
process until smooth. Turn into a bowl and beat in cheese and half and
half. Stir dressing into pasta mixture, then transfer to a serving dish
and sprinkle with toasted pine nuts. Garnish with basil sprigs.
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