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Easy Italian pasta salad recipe
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Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
Quick and vibrant pasta salad featuring pesto, bocconcini, and garlic dressing for a gourmet twist!
Ingredients:
  • 200g dried farfalle (bow-tie) pasta (or other short pasta shape)
  • 150g green beans
  • 75g (1⁄4 cup) bought basil pesto
  • 9.20 gm extra virgin olive oil
  • 1⁄250.00 ml fresh basil leaves
  • 6 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 200g baby bocconcini
  • 1⁄2 small radicchio lettuce, coarsely chopped
  • 200g tomato medley mix, sliced
  • 100ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 60ml (1⁄4 cup) red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, bruised
Instructions:
  • For the garlic dressing, add all ingredients to a sealed jar. Shake well to combine, season to taste, and let it infuse.
  • Cook the pasta in a generously salted pot of boiling water according to the instructions on the package until it is al dente. Add the green beans for the final 3 minutes of cooking. Rinse in cold water, drain thoroughly, and slice the beans in half lengthwise.
  • In a spacious bowl, combine the cooked pasta with the pesto and oil and toss until the pasta is fully coated.
  • Place the pesto pasta in the center of a 36cm oval serving platter. Surround the pasta with rows of basil, radish, bocconcini, radicchio, tomato, and beans on both sides for a beautiful presentation.
  • Take out the garlic cloves from the dressing. Drizzle two-thirds of the dressing onto the pasta salad, toss to combine. Serve on plates and offer the extra dressing on the side.

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