Recipe: Perfect PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD

PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD. In salad bowl, combine pasta and beans. Toss with enough pesto dressing to coat generously. Heat the oil in a pan over high heat.

Drain and rinse beans with cold water. Remove the tough outer skin of each by pinching the outer skin to pop out the darker-green bean inside. Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad with Chicken, Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes. You can cook PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD

1. Prepare of pasta.
2. You need 400 grams of spaghetti.
3. You need 2 of small potatoes, peeled & diced.
4. It's 1/2 bunch of basil, chopped.
5. You need 1 of avocado, cut into quarters.
6. It's 1 clove of garlic, crushed with knife.
7. Prepare 1/4 cup of olive oil + extra (if needed).
8. It's of salt & pepper.
9. Prepare of salad.
10. It's 250 grams of cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters.
11. You need 1 handful of rocket leaves, torn.
12. You need 1/2 of red onion, sliced.
13. It's 1/4 bunch of coriander, chopped.
14. It's 200 grams of cannellini beans.
15. Prepare of salad dressing.
16. You need 1/2 tsp of agave syrup.
17. It's 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar.
18. Prepare 1/2 tsp of sesame oil.
19. You need of salt & pepper.
20. It's of bread.
21. You need 1 of herb & garlic butter (refer to recipes) sliced into rounds.
22. It's 1 of baguette, cut 5-10cm (vegan bread).

Penne pasta is tossed with fresh green beans and red potatoes in a creamy pesto-yogurt sauce. Tastes great with pita chips or sourdough bread! Sun dried tomatoes may be mixed in for a zesty tang. Instead of garlic bread, spread pesto onto crusty bread and toast, or stir pesto into bread dough for wonderfully fragrant dinner rolls.

PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD step by step

1. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the potatoes, cook for 5 minutes. Stir, add the spaghetti. Cook for 8 mintues, until tender..
2. In a food processor, add the basil, avocado, garlic and olive oil. Blitz until smooth. Add extra oil if to thick. Season..
3. Grill on medium. Place a garlic & herb butter round onto each peice of baguette. Grill until butter melts & bread becomes crispy..
4. Once cooked, remove spaghetti, drain, return to pot. Pour over the pesto, stir and place in a serving dish..
5. Meanwhile, rince the cannellini beans under running water in a strainer. Put in a serving bowl, toss through the rest of the salad ingredients. In a small bowl, add dressing ingredients, mix and season to taste. Gently toss dressing and salad..
6. Remove garlic bread from grill. Serve immediately..
7. Note: the potatoes are ment to go mushy in with the pasta, it helps the pesto stick to the spaghetti..

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