Vegetarian Pesto Pea Pasta Salad

Servings: 4

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Prep Time:
5 minutes

Cook Time:
15 minutes

Total Time:
20 minutes

Side Dish Main Course Appetizer Salad

American

Vegetarian salad pasta salad peas asparagus peach Black Bean Pasta

Instructions

1 Start by bringing a medium pot of water to a boil. Once the water is boiling,
add your pasta to the pot and season with ? tsp salt. Reduce heat slightly to
allow the water to continue to boil without boiling over. Cooking the pasta for
8-10 minutes until cooked to your liking.
2 While the pasta is cooking heat a large pan to medium-low heat. Once the pan is
hot add your asparagus, peas, and red onion to the pan. Cook for about 5-7
minutes stirring often to prevent burning.
3 After 5-7 minutes your peas should be warm, your asparagus should be cooked but
still have a slight crunch. Now add your spinach and scallions to the pan and
mix everything until the spinach begins to wilt.
4 At this point, your pasta should be done cooking. Strain your pasta reserving ¼
cup pasta water. Then add the pasta and the ¼ pasta water to the asparagus and
peas mixture.
5 Now add the pesto, yogurt, lemon juice, and cheese to the pan. Season with black
pepper, salt, garlic powder, and lemon pepper. Turn the heat to low and stir
everything together until the yogurt is well incorporated and spinach has wilted
completely.
6 Serve and enjoy! This recipe can be served both warm or cold.