Pesto Pasta (or Rice) Salad (Crohn's Safe)
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups dry pasta spirals or suitable shapes (if using rice, use 1 cup dry rice)
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24 small cherry tomatoes, cut in halves
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20 black olives (pitted)
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1 cup snow peas
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8 ounces lean lunch-meat slices; or skinless cooked chicken, cubed; or tuna chunks
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2 cups mixed green leaves
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1 cup walnut pesto* or a commercial pesto *WALNUT PESTO: 1/4 cup shelled walnuts
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1 cup packed basil leaves
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2 cloves garlic
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1/4 cup parmesan cheese
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1/4 cup canola oil
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