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Pasta Salad With Lemon-Pesto Dressing

Type: Pasta
Courses: Salads
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb 454g / 16ozCavatappi, corkscrew pasta, or
  Medium shells
  Coarse salt - as needed
1 cup 237mlPrepared pesto sauce
1   Lemon - juiced, zested
1/4 cup 10g / 0.4ozChopped flat-leaf parsley
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozGrape tomatoes - halved
4   Scallions - chopped
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozRicotta salata - chopped, crumbled
  = (or 16-oz tub bocconcini mini pieces of
  Mozzarella, drained, pieces halved)
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it.

Place pesto, lemon zest, lemon juice, parsley, tomatoes, scallions and cheese in a large bowl.

Cook pasta to al dente then cold shock it and chill it down under cold running water. Drain well. Add to mixing bowl. Combine salad and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Source:
30 MINUTE MEALS with Rachael Ray - (Show # TM-1E61) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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