Garden Pesto Pasta Salad With Rotini

Name: Garden Pesto Pasta Salad With Rotini
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces rotini pasta; 1/2 medium cucumber, peeled and diced; 1 cup diced and seeded tomato; 1 (2 1/2-ounce) can sliced olives, drained; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced; 1/4 cup chopped celery; 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion. optional; 3/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons pesto; 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, optional

A vibrant pasta salad features a creamy pesto dressing and a medley of fresh garden vegetables.

⭐ 4 (40 reviews) Prep: 20 minCook: 10 minTotal: 30 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Salad Side Dish Dinner Lunch Entree Pasta

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

Start boiling salted water for rotini pasta.
Cook pasta per package directions, then drain, rinse with cool water, and cool completely.
In a large bowl, combine the cooled pasta with diced cucumber, tomato, sliced olives, bell pepper, celery, and red onion.
In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, pesto, lemon juice, black pepper, salt, and parsley.
Pour the dressing over the pasta and vegetables, stirring until thoroughly blended; adjust salt to taste.
Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 299 kcal

Carbohydrate: 17 g

Cholesterol: 12 mg

Fiber: 2 g

Protein: 4 g

Saturated Fat: 4 g

Sodium: 523 mg

Sugar: 3 g

Fat: 24 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g