Pesto Pasta Salad

This delicious Italian salad is meant to be serve at room temperature, and is the perfect meal for a hot summer's day or as an accompaniment to a barbecue.

4 Servings

Ingredients:

100gr sundried tomatoes

1 clove of garlic

15gr ground almonds

15gr parmesan

5 tbsp olive oil

1/2 courgette, finely diced

400gr pasta shells (fusilli, for example), cooked & cooled

A handful of olives, sliced

A ball of mozzarella

Instructions:

Place sundried tomatoes, garlic, ground almonds, parmesan & olive oil in a blender.

Blend until you obtain a smooth paste.

Fry courgette with a drizzle of olive oil until cooked.

In a bowl, combined the pasta & pesto. Mix well then add the courgette & olives.

Toss it all together & top with cubes of mozzarella.