Veg
Orange Pesto Salad Recipe
15 min
Total Time
5 min
Prep Time
5
Servings
327
Calories
Recipe Information
This delicious Orange Pesto Salad Recipe recipe serves 5 people and takes approximately 15 min to prepare. Each serving contains 327 calories, making it a perfect choice for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- 🍴3 cup basil
- 🍴2 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
- 🍴2 tablespoon virgin olive oil
- 🍴10 cloves garlic
- 🍴200 gm parboiled pasta penne
- 🍴1 handful lettuce loose-leaf
- 🍴1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 🍴3 tablespoon orange juice
- 🍴1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 🍴3 pinches salt
- 🍴1 piece Orange peel
- 🍴1 tablespoon melon seeds
Instructions
- 🍴Combine all orange pesto ingredients including fresh basil, parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts, orange juice, olive oil, fresh lemon juice and garlic in a processor. Blend until they become a coarse paste, scraping downsides of the bowl occasionally. Season the pesto with salt.
- 🍴Next, in a large bowl, toss together the boiled cold penne pasta, torn lettuce leaves, orange segments, melon seeds and orange pesto dressing.
- 🍴Present in a white salad platter, garnish with shaved parmesan cheese and orange segments that are made to look like butterflies, or melon seeds. Serve chilled.