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    Home » Side Dish Recipes

    Pesto Pasta Salad with Homemade Pesto

    Published: Jul 24, 2020 Last updated: May 10, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Toothsome spiral pasta swirls are filled with delicious homemade pesto and a combo of tomatoes, mozzarella, and tomatoes.

    This Pesto Pasta Salad is made with just 5 ingredients and is full of all kinds of delicious and fresh flavors. A homemade pesto is the dressing for tender cooked spiral pasta that is tossed with mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes, and black olives.

    Pesto Pasta Salad is a great summertime side salad dish for picnics and reunions. It is also a great weeknight side to your favorite burger or a crispy chicken sandwich.

    A bowl full of pesto pasta salad
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    Garden Fresh Vegetables

    My favorite time of year is harvest time. I love when the fresh basil is pushing out its lovely aroma and the tomatoes are turning nice and ripe. If I had my way, I could live on fresh tomatoes and basil straight from my garden year round. 

    Summertime is also the time when we are looking for variety in our side dishes and that is where today's recipe for Pesto Pasta Salad came to be. It seemed natural to think about adding some homemade pesto to spiral pasta. I love how the little swirls catch all that flavor!

    Tossing in halved cherry tomatoes seemed the right thing to do and for color contrast, I added the black olives. The whole family fell in love with this new pasta salad recipe and we will be enjoying it often this summer!

    a white bowl with pesto in it

    What You Need To Make This Recipe

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    Pesto. If you have never tried pesto, you are surely missing out. I will use this recipe for Pistachio Pesto or Homemade Basil Pesto (made with pine nuts). Making your own pesto is highly recommended as it is much more cost effective.

    I highly recommend spiral pasta for this recipe, however any shape you like will work so use what you have on hand.

    Pitted black olives add to the colors of the salad but also are delicious. However, if you are not a black olive fan, you can leave them out.

    Tips And Substitutions

    • Precook the spiral pasta and make sure it is well drained. It is ok to rinse the pasta with cold water to rinse the starch off for this recipe.
    • Once drained, toss the pasta with a tablespoon of olive oil to prevent it from sticking together.
    • Make it a creamy pesto pasta salad and add ¼ cup of greek yogurt to the pesto before tossing.
    • Add your favorite garden fresh veggies. Cucumbers, red, and yellow bell peppers are good ones to try.

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    Pesto Pasta Salad

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Toothsome spiral pasta swirls are filled with delicious homemade pesto and a combo of tomatoes, mozzarella, and tomatoes.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6
    Calories 409 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 4 cups cooked spiral pasta
    • 2 cups mozzarella pearls
    • ½ cup homemade pesto
    • 2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
    • 2 cup Black Olives halved

    Instructions
     

    • [mv_schema_meta name="place ingredients in bowl"]In a large bowl, toss the black olives, tomatoes, and mozzarella pearls together. [mv_img id="26188"]
      ingredients in bowl
    • [mv_schema_meta name="toss in pesto"]Add the pesto and toss to coat. [mv_img id="26189"]
      mixed with pesto

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    Tips And Substitutions

    • Precook the spiral pasta and make sure it is well drained. It is ok to rinse the pasta with cold water to rinse the starch off for this recipe.
    • Once drained, toss the pasta with a tablespoon of olive oil to prevent it from sticking together.
    • Make it a creamy pesto pasta salad and add ¼ cup of greek yogurt to the pesto before tossing.
    • Add your favorite garden fresh veggies. Cucumbers, red, and yellow bell peppers are good ones to try.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 409kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 16gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 673mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2g
    Keyword Pesto Pasta Salad
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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