Green Goddess Pesto Pasta Salad

Pasta salad BELONGS in summer. You’ll want to bookmark this recipe for your next gathering or camping trip. 

We make HUGE batches of this Green Dream homemade pesto sauce for all our favorite dinners - salads, pasta, and spiralized veggies. A classic, simple basil pesto recipe is made with fresh basil, nuts, garlic, Romano or Parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper but infused with spirulina, maca, mesquite, hemp protein, and chia seeds you have the savory sauce of your DREAMS.

Gather This:

FOR THE PASTA SALAD

Box of pasta of your choice

Diced red onion

Diced green onion

Chopped parsley

Cucumber slices

Avocado chunks

FOR THE PESTO

1 cup basil

1 cup spinach

¾ cups olive oil

¾ cups soaked cashews or walnuts

1 lemon (juiced)

Salt + pepper

1 tsp garlic

1tbsp Green Dream

Parmesan cheese (optional)

Do This:

Make your pesto first by tearing stems off your basil and add to a blender (you can also add other greens). Add soaked or unsoaked cashews to blender - depending on personal preference. Add Green Dream, lemon, garlic, cheese, salt and pepper. Add oil and blend until smooth.

Toss all your pasta salad ingredients together in a large bowl and then add in the pesto. Mix everything until uniform and serve cold. This will last in the fridge for 2-3 days so feel free to make in large batches!