Pesto Zucchini Pasta Salad
An easy pesto pasta salad with zucchini and red onions for great flavor.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 oz penne pasta
- 3 tablespoons pesto
- 1 tablespoon mayo aioli, sour cream or yogurt (or lemon juice)
- 1 medium zucchini quartered and sliced
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1 oz Romano or Parmesan Cheese grated
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare pasta according to package directions, then drain in rinse with cold water until pasta is cold. You can soak it with cold water for 5 minutes as well.
- Drain all water off pasta, so the sauce sticks well to the pasta.
- Toss the pasta with pesto and aioli (or other creamy item mentioned above)
- Give it a taste and add salt and pepper if desired.
- Stir in the zucchini and red onion.
- Top the dish with cheese and serve.