| INGREDIENTS |
|
|
|
|
1 lb Fusilli pasta; cooked, -rinsed in cold water and -drained Red chile pesto (see below) 4 lg Leaves red leaf lettuce Kalamata olives 1 Yellow bell pepper; seeded, -julienned
|
|
| INSTRUCTIONS |
|
|
|
|
RED CHILE PESTO 3 Cloves garlic 1/8 c Pine nuts (or substitute -almonds) 1/8 c Parmesan cheese 1/4 Bunch cilantro 1/4 Bunch fresh basil 1/8 c Red chile powder 1/8 c Chile caribe (crushed red -chiles) 1 ts Ground cumin Salt to taste 1 c Olive oil
New Mexican Pasta Salad w/ Red Chile Pesto: Serves about 4. Mix the Red Chile Pesto and the cold pasta in a medium bowl. Serve the salad on top of the lettuce leaf, garnish w/ the pepper and olives. Red Chile Pesto: Puree all the ingredients except the olive oil in a food processor. Slowly add the olive oil while the processor is still running. CHILE-HEADS ARCHIVES From the Chile-Heads recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
|
|