Pesto Pasta Salad (easy & veggie-packed)

Pesto pasta salad is a quick and delicious meal you can make with your favorite pesto and fresh veggies. It's packed with fresh flavors and excellent for potlucks or a delightful dinner with your family.

⭐️ Ingredients
1 pound (450 grams) pasta, any
7 ounces (200 grams) green beans fresh or frozen
1.5 cups (250 grams) cherry tomatoes halved
½ cup (60 grams) olives halved
2 handfuls (50 grams) arugula

FOR NON-DAIRY PESTO
2 tablespoons (20 grams) pine nuts
⅓ cup (50 grams) walnuts
4 tablespoons (15 grams) nutritional yeast
1 clove garlic
½ teaspoon salt
2 packed cups (50 grams) basil leaves
¼ cup (60 grams) extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup (60 grams) water

❤️ Nico & Louise

❤️ Cooking should be done with caution. Pay attention while using knives and cooking tools. Nico is a trained chef, and it is solely for entertainment purposes that he sometimes looks into the camera while he cooks. ❤️

[celestinevander]

I am trying to eat more plant based, and as a beginner, I really enjoy your recipes. Looks easy enough and a feast for the mouth as well as for the eyes. 😋

[elizabethburrell]

Looks amazing, well you have accomplished making me hungry 😋

[meb]

I make something similar, but I add cucumber and some soy yogurt!

[payalsinghal]

What can I use as a replacement for yeast? Can I just skip it?

[Lees]

Stop making such amazing dishes. You are making.
I spend way too much time in the kitchen😂

[juliekirk]

Just wondering y you add nutritional yeast

[denizalgazi]

Costco's Kirkland pesto is fantastic and many restaurants use it too!

[macunknown]

Does toasting the nuts make any difference Chef ?

[juanroca]

would this be good if it was packed in the fridge? trying to make this for lunch in the morning