PASTA SALAD WITH PESTO & PRAWNS

Pasta salad with pesto & prawns image

This is a wonderful, zingy dish, perfect for a lunch out in the garden - use our recipe for homemade pesto to make it extra special

Provided by Good Food team

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

400g dried short pasta , such as rigatoni or penne
about extra-virgin olive oil
200g peeled cooked prawn
5 tbsp (100g/4oz) green pesto
3 tbsp mayonnaise
juice of ½ lemon or lime
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley , preferably flatleaf
a few basil leaves , shredded with your fingers, plus extra for sprinkling
lemon wedges, for squeezing

Steps:

Plunge the pasta into a large pan of salted boiling water and cook according to packet instructions until al dente. Drain the pasta into a colander and hold it under cold running water to cool it down quickly.
Shake off the excess water and tip the pasta into a large bowl. Toss in 1 tbsp olive oil to coat thoroughly (this helps stop the pasta from sticking together), then add the prawns.
Mix the pesto, mayonnaise and lemon or lime juice with some salt and pepper to taste. If you need to slacken the mixture a bit, stir in a little more olive oil. Pour the pesto dressing over the pasta and prawns and give everything a good stir. Add the parsley and basil leaves and stir again, then pile into your serving dish and serve scattered with extra shredded basil leaves, plus lemon wedges for squeezing over the salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 600 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 78 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 24 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium