Habanero pesto pasta salad
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tightly packed cups fresh basil leaves | |
| 5 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| 2 | Habanero chiles; seeded, minced | |
| ⅓ | cup | Pine nuts |
| ¾ | cup | Freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
| ⅓ | cup | Olive oil |
| 1 | pack | (16-oz) tri-color rotini (or your favorite pasta) |
| 8 | ounces | Cherry or pear tomatoes; halved |
| 1 | medium | Red onion; diced |
| 1 | Red bell pepper; seeded & diced | |
| 1 | Green bell pepper; seeded & diced | |
| 1 | Head broccoli; stemmed, cut into small florets | |
Directions
PESTO, (ABOUT 1-11/2 CUPS
PASTA SALAD
To make the pesto:
Combine the garlic, chiles and pine nuts in the bowl of a food processor and blend into a paste. Add and blend in basil leaves in small batches.
When all basil has been added, repeat with cheese. As mixture becomes very thick, add olive oil until desired consistency is reached. Set aside.
To make the pasta salad:
Boil rotini until al dente. Drain and place in large mixing/serving bowl.
Add pesto and mix well; add vegetables and toss until well distributed.
Serve immediately if wanted warm, or can be chilled and served cold.
Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST by "Jonathan T. Smillie" <jsmillie@...> on Aug 09, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.