Tomato and Pesto Pasta Salad
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Health Score:
90 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
ready in 25 min.
Ready in
Calories:
296
calories
Calories
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 296 cal. | (14 %) | ||
| Protein | 8 g | (8 %) | ||
| Fat | 17 g | (15 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 27 g | (18 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 3 g | (10 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0.2 mg | (25 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 2.6 mg | (22 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 8.9 μg | (15 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.1 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.1 mg | (9 %) | ||
| Niacin | 2.6 mg | (22 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.1 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Folate | 31 μg | (10 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.3 mg | (5 %) | ||
| Biotin | 2.3 μg | (5 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.1 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 10 mg | (11 %) | ||
| Potassium | 227 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Calcium | 112 mg | (11 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 36 mg | (12 %) | ||
| Iron | 1.9 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Iodine | 5 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Zinc | 1.1 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 3.3 g | |||
| Uric acid | 27 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 4 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 2 g |
Author of this recipe:
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Ingredients
for
6
- Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh Basil (packed and chopped)
- 0.333 cup toasted Pine nuts
- ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil (divided)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan (plus extra to serve)
- 3 cloves garlic cloves (pressed)
- kosher salt (or sea salt)
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
- 2 large, ripe Tomatoes (rinsed; seeded and roughly chopped)
- 16 ozs bowtie Pasta
Preparation steps
1.
Place chopped basil and pine nuts into a food processor. Add about 1/3 of the olive oil and puree until smooth. Stir in the remaining oil, grated cheese, garlic and season to taste with salt and pepper.
2.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 to 9 minutes. Drain pasta and mix well with the pesto. Add tomatoes and gently toss. Serve with grated Parmesan on the side.
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