Steps to Make Quick PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD
by Ian McKenzie
Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pesto pasta and bean salad with garlic bread. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pesto pasta and bean salad with garlic bread using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD:
Take pasta
Make ready 400 grams spaghetti
Take 2 small potatoes, peeled & diced
Take 1/2 bunch basil, chopped
Take 1 avocado, cut into quarters
Get 1 clove garlic, crushed with knife
Make ready 1/4 cup olive oil + extra (if needed)
Prepare salt & pepper
Prepare salad
Prepare 250 grams cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
Prepare 1 handful rocket leaves, torn
Prepare 1/2 red onion, sliced
Make ready 1/4 bunch coriander, chopped
Make ready 200 grams cannellini beans
Make ready salad dressing
Make ready 1/2 tsp agave syrup
Prepare 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Take 1/2 tsp sesame oil
Prepare salt & pepper
Prepare bread
Get 1 herb & garlic butter (refer to recipes) sliced into rounds
Prepare 1 baguette, cut 5-10cm (vegan bread)
Steps to make PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD:
Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the potatoes, cook for 5 minutes. Stir, add the spaghetti. Cook for 8 mintues, until tender.
In a food processor, add the basil, avocado, garlic and olive oil. Blitz until smooth. Add extra oil if to thick. Season.
Grill on medium. Place a garlic & herb butter round onto each peice of baguette. Grill until butter melts & bread becomes crispy.
Once cooked, remove spaghetti, drain, return to pot. Pour over the pesto, stir and place in a serving dish.
Meanwhile, rince the cannellini beans under running water in a strainer. Put in a serving bowl, toss through the rest of the salad ingredients. In a small bowl, add dressing ingredients, mix and season to taste. Gently toss dressing and salad.
Remove garlic bread from grill. Serve immediately.
Note: the potatoes are ment to go mushy in with the pasta, it helps the pesto stick to the spaghetti.
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