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Pesto pasta salad

Serves 8
30 minutes
Difficulty Easy
9 Ingredients

This pesto pasta salad is a light and refreshing salad for a BBQ.

Ingredients (serves 8)

2 1/2 Cups Dried pasta
1 Cup Pitted kalamata olives
1 Medium Red capsicum, chopped
3 Green onions, sliced
80g Baby spinach
250g Mini Roma tomatoes, sliced
1 Medium Avocado, chopped
1/3 Cup Basil pesto
2 Tbsp Lemon juice

Method

Cook pasta following packet directions, refresh under cold water and drain
Place pasta, olives, capsicum, onion, spinach, tomato and avocado in a bowl.
Place pesto and lemon juice in a small bowl, mix and season with salt and pepper.
Toss gently the dressing with the salad and serve.

73 Comments
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- - mom160270 said
  - 06 Oct 2025
    8:35 pm
Oh yum, I used to make something very similar and then forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me how good these pesto pasta salads are.

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- - cassy26 said
  - 07 Sep 2024
    8:59 am
Beating colour and flavour. Yum.

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- - mom112023 said
  - 25 Nov 2017
    7:18 pm
This looks super scrumptious. Thanks for the recipe.

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- - rachelvk said
  - 26 Jan 2017
    8:36 pm
Perfect for a summer BBQ or just as a yummy fresh dinner on it’s own.

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- - coastalkaryn said
  - 18 Jan 2017
    6:31 pm
Oh I wish I was eating this right now!

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- - Dreaming mummy said
  - 02 Oct 2016
    7:17 pm
I love pesto, my husband will love this too!

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- - mom160421 said
  - 15 Sep 2016
    12:21 pm
This is my idea of heaven.

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- - MindyandOliver said
  - 24 Jun 2016
    3:08 pm
Wow, this looks great!! I love a good pasta!

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- - mom111362 said
  - 27 May 2016
    12:09 am
I love this recipe, thanks for sharing

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- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 18 Apr 2016
    3:05 pm
What a yummy recipe! Thank you for sharing!

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- - serotonin said
  - 26 Feb 2016
    4:56 pm
This looks very yummy, though I despise olives so will leave them out when I try it. Thanks for sharing!

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- - coastalkaryn said
  - 04 Jan 2016
    5:09 pm
a perfect lunch recipe for me, or a yummy bbq addition x

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- - linaianna said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    10:08 pm
This looks great thanks for sharing

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- - Toni Rowland said
  - 23 Oct 2015
    4:37 pm
What a great salad to bring to a bbq.

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- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 22 Oct 2015
    3:04 pm
Yum, lots and lots of my favourite ingredients here

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- - maureen3 said
  - 11 Oct 2015
    1:20 pm
Looks delicious great for the warmer days ahead

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- - mom152736 said
  - 21 Sep 2015
    12:40 pm
baby spinach would usrely be giving such a lovely twist. I love it !

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- - dixigirl said
  - 11 Sep 2015
    10:01 am
A nice easy recipe Thankyou

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- - storm7 said
  - 01 Sep 2015
    7:10 pm
Oh My this looks so refreshing and vibrant. Great for a summers night. Will be making this for sure.

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- - bubble6369 said
  - 01 Sep 2015
    3:15 pm
This would have to be the best salad

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