Name: Pesto Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 (9.5-ounce) packages Fresh Express® Twisted Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kits™; 1 quart cooked red lentil rotini; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 cup grape tomatoes, (cut in half); 1/2 cup walnuts, (toasted)

Pesto Pasta Salad

This delicious pesto pasta salad is easy to make when you use the Fresh Express® Twisted Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kit™.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Course Salad

Cuisine Italian

Servings

Ingredients

2 (9.5-ounce) packages Fresh Express® Twisted Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kits™
1 quart cooked red lentil rotini
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted

Instructions

Prepare the red lentil rotini according to package directions; cool for 15 minutes.
Mix the rotini and one dressing packet from the Fresh Express® Twisted Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kit™ in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; mix well. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes or until the rotini is cold.
Place the lettuce from the Fresh Express® Twisted Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kits™® into a large bowl; toss with the remaining salad dressing. Add the rotini and tomatoes; toss to combine. Sprinkle with the salad toppings and walnuts.

Notes

You can also use traditional rotini.

Made with

Pesto Pasta Salad