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I love Ina Garten! I have all of her books and use them A LOT. This is probably my hands down favorite recipe of hers, well..except for her Roasted Caprese Salad, and well her Chicken Pot Pie is to die for…

That being said, I have made a few adjustments to the recipe, but the bones of it is all Ina!

I always grow a lot of basil, so I can make pesto and freeze it all summer. That way I can make this salad all winter!

Ingredient List:

3/4 lb fusilli pasta
3/4 lb bow tie pasta
1 1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups pesto
1 10 oz package of frozen, chopped spinach
large lemon
1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
chunk of Parmesan
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
1/3 cup pine nuts
3/4 t Kosher salt
3/4 t pepper from the mill

Cook the fusilli and and bow ties according to package directions, toss in a large bowl with the olive oil, set aside to cool

Thaw the spinach and drain thoroughly, pat dry with paper towels

In the bowl of a food processor with a steel blade, mix the pesto

spinach and the juice of the lemon

mayonnaise

puree until smooth

mix the dressing with the pasta and then add the peas and pine nuts

salt and pepper to taste, mix thoroughly and add shaved Parmesan to the top!

Beautiful!!!

serve with a nice crisp Sauvignon Blanc…

xxoo,

RMW