Creamy Hemp Pesto Pasta Salad

This creamy hemp pesto pasta salad recipe is both tasty and good for you. It has fresh cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and other Mediterranean-style ingredients that go well with the creamy hemp pesto. Its great for a tasty and light meal.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz 225g pasta of your choice
• 1/2 cup hemp seeds
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
• 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
• 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• Fresh basil leaves for garnish

Instructions:

Follow the directions on the package to cook the pasta until it is al dente

Take it out and let it cool down

In a food processor, combine hemp seeds, basil leaves, garlic, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper

To make the creamy hemp pesto, blend the ingredients together until they are smooth

Add the cooked pasta to a large bowl and mix in the creamy hemp pesto until everything is well covered

Be sure to mix in the feta cheese, cucumber, red onion, black olives, and cherry tomatoes

To mix, gently toss

The pasta salad should be put in the fridge for about 30 minutes so that the flavors can mix

Before you serve the pasta salad, top it with fresh basil leaves and toasted pine nuts

Cool down the Creamy Hemp Pesto Pasta Salad and serve it as a side dish or main course

It tastes great and is good for you