Pasta and Red Bean Salad with Pesto recipe

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Another good recipe from " Lean Bean Cuisine " by Jay Solomon

 

Pasta and Red Bean Salad with Pesto

 

For the Pesto

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4 to 6 garlic cloves. chopped

1/4 cup cashews or pine nuts (both are very good)

1 1/2 cups packed fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup olive oil

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. salt

1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

 

For the Salad

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1/2 lb. uncooked pasta shells or spirals

10 to 12 yellow or red cherry tomatoes, halved

4 scallions, chopped

1/2 cup shredded carrots

2 cups cooked or canned kidney beans or chick peas,drained

 

To make the pesto, add garlic and nuts to food processor fitted

with steel blade. Process for 15 seconds. Add basil, oil and seasonings and

process for 15 seconds more, until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and blend in the

cheese.

Place pasta in boiling water to cover, and cook 9 to 12 minutes, until al

dente. Drain and cool under running water.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the pesto with pasta, vegetables and beans and

blend well. Chill one hour and serve.

Serves 4 to 6.

*Note - I always add sliced olives when I make this.

 

 

 

 

" The seed is in bloom, will it need and early doom

or will it survive a tranquil sea, does it face an evil end,

will it find a real friend, should it be called humanity.

Will creation of man bring death by his hand or

will life be his destiny? Where will it go from here? "

SOURCE: The Seed by Rare Earth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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