Name: Maya's Perfect Pesto Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Corkscrew-shaped pasta (fusilli) - 1 (16 ounce) package; Chopped fresh basil - ¾ cup; Shredded Parmesan cheese - ¾ cup; Pine nuts - ⅓ cup; Extra-virgin olive oil - ⅓ cup; Garlic, diced - 1 clove; Finely diced red onion - ½ cup; Finely diced radicchio - ½ cup; Mayonnaise, or to taste - 1 tablespoon; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 tablespoon

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Ingredients for - Maya's Perfect Pesto Pasta Salad

1. Corkscrew-shaped pasta (fusilli) - 1 (16 ounce) package

2. Chopped fresh basil - ¾ cup

3. Shredded Parmesan cheese - ¾ cup

4. Pine nuts - ⅓ cup

5. Extra-virgin olive oil - ⅓ cup

6. Garlic, diced - 1 clove

7. Finely diced red onion - ½ cup

8. Finely diced radicchio - ½ cup

9. Mayonnaise, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

10. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Maya's Perfect Pesto Pasta Salad

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.

2. Stage

Combine basil, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, oil, and garlic in a food processor; blend to make pesto.

3. Stage

Toss pasta with pesto and mix in red onion, radicchio, and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.