Green Goddess Pasta Salad

This quick and easy pasta salad can be customized to whatever fresh veggies and herbs you have available. You can always use dried herbs, which will last you longer and for more recipes.

Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Calories: 346 kcal

Ingredients

16 oz whole grain pasta twirls or shells, 2 zucchinis thinly sliced into strips (long-ways) , 1 1/2 heaped tbsp basil pesto Zest of 1/2 lemon or lime, 2 tbsp lemon juice. 2 tbsp olive oil Salt & black pepper to taste, Handful of fresh parsley chopped, Small bunch of chives chopped, 1 medium bag of bagged mixed greens, 4 green onions chopped into thin rings

Instructions

Place your water on to boil in a large saucepan, follow cooking instructions for the pasta on the box. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and set aside to cool.In a large frying pan on a medium heat, cook the zucchini on both sides until tender and just starting to brown.Place the pesto, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, salt & black pepper in a salad bowl, and mix them together.Then add all the other ingredients along with the pasta and toss together well.

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