Italian-style pasta salad

Name: Italian-style pasta salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 lb penne; 2 oz pine nuts; 7 oz cherry tomatoes; 3.5 oz arugula; 4.5 oz mozzarella cheese; 4.5 oz red pesto; salt

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Jannik Hille

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Difficulty

Easy 👌

min.

Preparation

min.

Baking

min.

Resting

Ingredients

Servings:-4+

500 g	penne
50 g	pine nuts
200 g	cherry tomatoes
100 g	arugula
125 g	mozzarella cheese
130 g	red pesto
	salt

Metric

Imperial

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Utensils

frying pan
pot
cutting board
knife
salad servers
bowl

Nutrition per serving

Cal
773

Protein
29 g

Fat
32 g

Carb
92 g

Step 1/3
- 50 g pine nuts
- 500 g penne
- salt
- frying pan
- pot
Toast pine nuts in a frying pan and set aside. Cook penne according to package instructions and set aside to cool down for approx. 1 hr.
Step 2/3
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 100 g arugula
- 125 g mozzarella cheese
- cutting board
- knife
Halve or quarter the cherry tomatoes. To prepare the arugula, cut off and discard any long stems. Finely dice the mozzarella cheese.
Step 3/3
- 130 g red pesto
- salad servers
- bowl
Combine all ingredients and serve immediately. If you want to prepare the pasta salad ahead but serve it later, add three quarters of the pesto and only add the rest and the arugula just before serving.