Saturday, May 5, 2007

Pasta Salad

About 10 cups.
1 lb. bow tie or penn pasta
3/4 c. parmesean cheese
2 tbs. basil pesto
1/4 c. evoo
3/4 tsp. baby bam
1/2 tsp. salt
Cook pasta about 10 min, drain, rinse with cool water, drain.
Pour into large bowl, add your choice..
cherry tomatoes
chopped tomatoes
blanched asparagus
other cheeses, feta, goat cheese
chopped black olives
chopped sun dried tomatoes
artichoke hearts
white beans or peas
red or green pepper
thinly sliced red onions
use what you like
From Chef Emeril
I grow my own basil,then make pesto and freeze it.
So I always have pesto on hand, make this salad a lot.
My family loves it. Occasionally we make a big bowl of
It and send it to my daughters work place for their lunch.

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