Farfalle And Pesto Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 300 g farfalle pasta
• 300 g small new potatoes
• 200 g green beans
• 4 tablespoons pesto sauce
• 1 clove garlic, grated very finely
• 3 tablespoons best olive oil
• 3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta.
• 2 drain, reserving a couple tablespoons of cooking water.
• 3 keep the pasta warm.
• 4 coordinate the cooking so the potatoes are ready at the same time.
• 5 they will probably need to boil in a separate pan of water for 15 minutes.
• 6 drain.
• 7 cut the beans in half and boil them in salted water for two minutes.
• 8 drain.
• 9 while the beans, potatoes and pasta are cooking, tip the pesto into a bowl large enough to hold the finished salad.
• 10 mix the garlic into the pesto, along with the olive oil and the two tablespoons cooking water.
• 11 put the pasta, potatoes and beans into the bowl.
• 12 toss and serve.