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Walnut Pesto Pasta Salad

  • Lunch
Walnut Pesto Pasta Salad

This cold pesto pasta salad will cool you off on a summer day. Fresh tomatoes and roasted red peppers add a pop of bright color and juiciness here, but any of your favorite pasta-salad veggies—like blanched broccoli or fresh bell peppers—would be delicious too.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound whole-wheat penne or rotini pasta

  • 2 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves, plus more for garnish

  • ½ cup lightly packed flat-leaf parsley leaves

  • ½ cup chopped walnuts, toasted

  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

  • 1 clove garlic, grated

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ¼ tablespoon ground pepper

  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 medium tomato, chopped

  • ½ cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers, rinsed