Name: Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Arugula, and Nuts Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ¼ cup Pine nuts; 1 lb fusilli pasta; ½ cup cilantro leaves; ½ cup basil leaves; 2 tsp coarsely chopped oregano; 1 clove garlic; ¼ cup mayonnaise; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1½ tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice; kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2½ cup baby arugula; 1¼ cup grape tomatoes; ½ red onion

Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Arugula, and Nuts Recipe

How To Make Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Arugula, and Nuts

Spicy arugula, crunchy pine nuts and juicy tomatoes are tossed in a creamy and fresh herb dressing to yield a mouthwatering pasta salad unlike any other!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼cuppine nuts,plus 3 tbsp
1lbfusilli pasta
½cupcilantro leaves
½cupbasil leaves
2tsporegano,coarsely chopped
1garlic clove
¼cupmayonnaise
¼cupextra-virgin olive oil
1½tbsplemon juice,fresh
kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2½cupbaby arugula
1¼cupgrape tomatoes
½red onion

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a pie plate, toast 3 tablespoons of the pine nuts for about 5 minutes, until light golden and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the fusilli until al dente. Drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water, then drain again; transfer to a large bowl.
In a food processor, combine the cilantro, basil, oregano and garlic and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice and the remaining ¼ cup of pine nuts and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Toss the fusilli with the toasted pine nuts, arugula, tomatoes, red onion and the herb dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve and enjoy!