Coriander Pasta Salad

Name: Coriander Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 500 g spiral pasta; 1/2 cup sliced sun-dried tomato; 6 large mushrooms, sliced; 4 spring onions, chopped; 1/2 - 1 red capsicum, diced; 1/4 cup pine nuts; Dressing; 1/4 cup pine nuts, extra; 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 garlic cloves, peeled or 1 teaspoon crushed garlic; pepper, to taste; 2 xbunches fresh coriander, washed, roots discarded, roughly chopped (&#8776, 2 cups); 1 - 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise, approximately

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

500 g spiral pasta
1/2 cup sliced sun-dried tomato
6 large mushrooms, sliced
4 spring onions, chopped
1/2 - 1 red capsicum, diced
1/4 cup pine nuts
Dressing
1/4 cup pine nuts, extra
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 garlic cloves, peeled or 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
pepper, to taste
2 xbunches fresh coriander, washed, roots discarded, roughly chopped (&#8776, 2 cups)
1 - 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise, approximately

Directions

1

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook pasta according to the packet directions. Drain and allow to cool.
2

When the pasta has cooled, place into a large bowl and add the sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions, capsicum and pine nuts. Mix well to combine.
3

To make the dressing, place the extra pine nuts, parmesan, garlic and pepper to taste into the bowl of a food processor. Blend until it forms a paste.
4

Add the coriander to the food processor and blend until all the ingredients form a pesto.
5

Add the mayonnaise to the food processor and blend until combined, forming a creamy, pale green dressing (try to avoid blending the mayonnaise for too long as it may cause it to separate).
6

Add the dressing to the pasta salad (you may not need all of it as it does make a fair bit, adjust as necessary to suit your tastes) and mix thoroughly.