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a wide horizontal bowl of green pesto pasta salad with red cherry tomatoes and white mozzarella pearls, fresh basil leaves, on a bright marble surface, natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Pesto Pasta Salad

Fussili pasta in basil pesto with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella ball pearls.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz rotini
  • 0.5 cup basil pesto
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup mozzarella pearls
  • 0.25 cup grated Parmesan

Method
 

  1. Cook the rotini until al dente, then drain and cool slightly.
  2. Toss the warm pasta with pesto until evenly coated.
  3. Fold in cherry tomatoes and mozzarella pearls.
  4. Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve warm or chilled.

Notes

A splash of olive oil keeps it from drying out in the fridge.