Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe

Name: Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients: 1 pound whole grain pasta (fusilli, rotini, penne or farfalle); 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered; 3 handfuls baby arugula or spinach; Optional: ½ cup thinly sliced Kalamata olives; Optional: 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained (or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas); Optional: Crumbled feta cheese, little mozzarella balls or diced mozzarella or grated Parmesan; Freshly grated black pepper; ½ cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)*; ½ cup packed fresh basil leaves; ½ cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; ¼ cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons); 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped; ½ teaspoon salt; â…“ cup extra-virgin olive oil

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This pesto pasta salad recipe is bursting with fresh flavor. It’s light, healthy and easy to make. Perfect for picnics and potlucks! Recipe yields 6 to 8 side servings.

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Ingredients

1 pound whole grain pasta (fusilli, rotini, penne or farfalle)
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
3 handfuls baby arugula or spinach
Optional: ½ cup thinly sliced Kalamata olives
Optional: 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained (or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas)
Optional: Crumbled feta cheese, little mozzarella balls or diced mozzarella or grated Parmesan
Freshly grated black pepper
½ cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)*
½ cup packed fresh basil leaves
½ cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
¼ cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
½ teaspoon salt
â…“ cup extra-virgin olive oil