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Creamy Ricotta Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad with Pesto and Ricotta
Perfect Italiano recipes
Recipe By: 
Perfect Italiano
perfectitaliano.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
10 mins
Cook Time: 
20 mins
Serves: 
4
Try this creamy pasta salad recipe made with ricotta and roast vegetables. A great way to use up leftover roast veggies too!

Ingredients

  • 2 zucchini, halved lengthwise, sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Pinch sea salt flakes
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • 250g yellow baby tomatoes
  • 300g large spiral pasta
  • ½ cup (150g) Perfect Italiano™ Ricotta
  • ⅓ cup basil pesto
  • 2 tbsp warm water
  • ⅓ cup pitted Kalamata olives, sliced
  • ⅓ cup (35g) Perfect Italiano™ Traditional Parmesan Grated
  • Baby basil leaves, to serve


Method

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C / 200°C fan-forced. Toss zucchini with olive oil in a roasting pan. Season with salt. Roast for 10 minutes. Add cherry and yellow baby tomatoes to pan and roast for a further 10 minutes or until tomatoes just collapse and zucchini is tender. Remove from oven. Cool
  2. Meanwhile, cook pasta following packet directions for 12 minutes or until tender. Drain well
  3. Whisk ricotta, basil pesto and water in a bowl
  4. Combine pasta, zucchini mixture, pesto ricotta and olives in a large bowl. Serve sprinkled with parmesan and basil leaves

Links
[1] https://perfectitaliano.com.au/