Pasta Salad With Peas And Pesto Recipe

Recipe By Serious Eats

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.

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Ingredients for Pasta Salad With Peas And Pesto Recipe

  • As required For the pesto
  • 1/4 cup Packed fresh basil or mint, plus more for garnish
  • 1/4 Large garlic clove, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 ounce Freshly grated pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano
  • 3/4 tablespoon Chopped toasted walnuts or pinenuts, plus more for garnish
  • 3/4 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice, from 1 2 lemons
  • 0.08 cup Extra virgin olive oil
  • As required Kosher Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • As required For the salad
  • 0.13 pound Gemelli pasta, cooked, drained and cooled
Nutrition
value
425
calories per serving
27 g Fat14 g Protein54 g Carbs6 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    27g
  • Protein
    14g
  • Carbs
    54g
  • Fiber
    6g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    54g
  • Protein
    14g
  • Fiber
    6g

Fats

  • Fat
    27g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    99mg
  • Iron
    3mg
  • Vitamin A
    168mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    2mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    62mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    34mg
  • Vitamin E
    4mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    105mg
  • Manganese
    2mg
  • Phosphorus
    225mg
  • Selenium
    2mcg
  • Zinc
    2mg
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
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Recipe By Serious Eats