Pasta Salad with Pesto Dressing Recipe | Veggie Fest

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh parsley
• ½ cup pine nuts or raw cashews
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil or more to taste
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese (or nondairy substitute)
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup eggless mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 ½ cups frozen green peas, thawed
• 1 pound fusilli, cooked, rinsed and drained
• ½ cup sliced scallions
• 1 cup pitted black olives
• 1 cup halved tomatoes
• for a gluten-free alternative, use a similarly shaped gluten-free pasta.