Green Goddess Pasta Salad

Green Goddess Pasta Salad is the perfect summer dish, bursting with flavor and packed with healthy ingredients like asparagus, peas, chickpeas, and pine nuts. The easy-to-make green goddess dressing, made with pesto and mayonnaise, ties everything together. This vibrant, delicious pasta salad can be served as a side dish, main course, or even a guilt-free snack!

Ingredients

• 1 lb DeLallo Gemelli Pasta, cooked according to package instructions
  
  

• 6.35 oz jar DeLallo Simply Pesto Basil Pesto
  
  

• 1/2 cup Real Mayonnaise
  
  

• 1 teaspoon sea salt
  
  

• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, cooked
  
  

• 2 cups steamed asparagus, chopped
  
  

• 1 1/2 cups chickpeas, drained
  
  

• 3/4 cup pine nuts
  
  

• 1 tablespoon fresh chopped chives
  
  

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, drain, and set aside.
   
   

2. While the pasta is cooking, stir together the pesto and mayonnaise until smooth.
   
   

3. In a large bowl, combine the hot pasta, pesto mixture, sea salt, peas, asparagus, chickpeas, and pine nuts. Stir gently to toss.
   
   

4. Sprinkle with chopped chives and serve. Enjoy!
   
   

Nutritional Value (per serving)

• Calories: 556 kcal
  
  

• Carbohydrates: 59 g
  
  

• Protein: 15 g
  
  

• Fat: 29 g
  
  

• Saturated Fat: 3 g
  
  

• Cholesterol: 7 mg
  
  

• Sodium: 597 mg
  
  

• Potassium: 425 mg
  
  

• Fiber: 7 g
  
  

• Sugar: 6 g
  
  

• Vitamin A: 930 IU
  
  

• Vitamin C: 13.1 mg
  
  

• Calcium: 80 mg
  
  

• Iron: 3.6 mg