Fresh herb pesto makes a flavorful dressing for a springy pasta salad studded with green peas. Chopped walnuts add delicious crunch and fresh lemon juice brightens it up.
Ingredients For Pasta Salad With Peas And Pesto Recipe
For the pesto
1 cup Packed fresh basil or mint, plus more for garnish
1 Large garlic clove, roughly chopped
1 ounce Freshly grated pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano
3 tablespoon Chopped toasted walnuts or pinenuts, plus more for garnish
3 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice, from 1 2 lemons
0.33000000000000007 cup Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
For the salad
0.5 pound Gemelli pasta, cooked, drained and cooled
Nutrition value
425
calories per serving
27 g Fat14 g Protein54 g Carbs6 g FiberOther
Current Totals
27 g Fat
14 g Protein
54 g Carbs
6 g Fiber
MacroNutrients
Carbs
54 g
Protein
14 g
Fiber
6 g
Fats
Fat
27 g
Vitamins & Minerals
Calcium
99 mg
Iron
3 mg
Vitamin A
168 mcg
Vitamin B1
0 mg
Vitamin B2
0 mg
Vitamin B3
2 mg
Vitamin B6
0 mg
Vitamin B9
62 mcg
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
Vitamin C
34 mg
Vitamin E
4 mg
Copper
0 mcg
Magnesium
105 mg
Manganese
2 mg
Phosphorus
225 mg
Selenium
2 mcg
Zinc
2 mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
