Name: Pesto pasta salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Cuisine
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 red onion sliced; 200 g broccoli cut into florets, blanched; 200 g rosa tomatoes halved; 50 g pecan nuts toasted; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 200 g wholewheat pasta cooked al dente; fresh basil; 2 tbsp basil pesto; 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt

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Ingredients (10)

1 tbsp	olive oil
1	red onion — sliced
200 g	broccoli — cut into florets, blanched
200 g	rosa tomatoes — halved
50 g	pecan nuts — toasted
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
200 g	wholewheat pasta — cooked al dente
	fresh basil

FOR THE DRESSING

2 tbsp	basil pesto
1 tbsp	Greek yoghurt

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Method:

Heat oil in a pan and fry onion until golden. Remove from the heat and add the broccoli, tomato and pecan nuts and season well with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool.

Add onion mixture to the pasta and toss to combine.

Whisk the dressing ingredients together, season to taste, pour over the pasta and toss.

To serve: Scoop salad into a container and garnish with basil.

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