Pesto Pasta Salad

Name: Pesto Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh basil (just the leaves, stems removed); 2 tablespoons pine nuts (can sub with walnuts if needed); 1/3 cup olive oil; 2 cloves garlic minced; 1/2 cup grated parmesan; 1 pound Fusilli pasta (or pasta noodle of choice); Prepared Pesto Sauce; 3/4 cup Italian dressing; 2 cups diced cherry tomatoes; 7 ounces fresh mozzarella (can find the ball shaped mozzarella in the deli section of most markets); olives; raisins

"Pesto Pasta Salad! This pasta salad is loaded up with fresh mozzarella, juicy tomatoes, and coated with an easy to make homemade pesto sauce made with fresh basil and garlic. This Pesto Pasta Salad is so easy to put together. Not only that, but it’s made with fresh ingredients that smell absolutely amazing. I love…..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 cups fresh basil (just the leaves, stems removed)

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2 tablespoons pine nuts (can sub with walnuts if needed)

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1/3 cup olive oil

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2 cloves garlic minced

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1/2 cup grated parmesan

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1 pound Fusilli pasta (or pasta noodle of choice)

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Prepared Pesto Sauce

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3/4 cup Italian dressing

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2 cups diced cherry tomatoes

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7 ounces fresh mozzarella (can find the ball shaped mozzarella in the deli section of most markets)

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olives

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raisins

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