Pesto Pasta Salad

PESTO PASTA SALAD

So easy. And this makes enough for a crowd. Perfect for a backyard supper on a warm summer evening with crunchy loaf of La Brea Bakery bread and a tumbler of Sangria.

Cook 1 pound of your favorite pasta until tender (I like the Barilla mini penne). Cool.

Mix it with 8 to 10 oz. of pesto. (Trader Joe's makes a nice refrigerated pesto)

Then stir in:

hard salami, chopped into small pieces
small bits of fresh mozarella or gouda
good olives
chopped red & green pepper
about 3 oz. baby spinach, sliced into thin slivers
parmesan cheese to taste
pine nuts
halved cherry tomatoes (if you like them, I don't!)

This makes enough for 6 to 8 big main course platefuls. Que aproveche!