Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Arugula, Pine Nuts and Herb Dressing

Name: Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Arugula, Pine Nuts and Herb Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 591 milliliters baby arugula; 118 milliliters basil leaves; 118 milliliters cilantro leaves; 454 grams fusilli pasta; 1 garlic clove; 296 milliliters grape tomatoes, halved; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 59 milliliters mayonnaise; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons coarsely chopped oregano leaves; 59 milliliters pine nuts; 1 smalls red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Arugula, Pine Nuts and Herb Dressing a try. This dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 17g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 715 calories. A mixture of kosher salt and pepper, mayonnaise, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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In a pie plate, toast 3 tablespoons of the pine nuts until lightly golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.

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Pine Nuts

Toast

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the fusilli until it is al dente.

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Fusilli

Water

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Pot

Drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water, then drain again; transfer to a large bowl.

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Pasta

Water

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Bowl

Meanwhile, in a food processor, combine the cilantro with the basil, oregano and garlic and pulse until coarsely chopped.

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Cilantro

Oregano

Garlic

Basil

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Add the mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice and the remaining 1/4 cup of pine nuts and process until smooth. Season the herb dressing with salt and pepper.

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Lemon Juice

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Pine Nuts

Toss the fusilli with the toasted pine nuts, arugula, tomatoes, red onion and the herb dressing. Season the pasta salad with salt and pepper and serve.

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Salt And Pepper

Pine Nuts

Red Onion