3 Stir in the pesto, so that the pasta is well coated. Add in a little of the pasta cooking twinkies

The great thing about making a big batch of pesto is that you can easily dip into it to dress up a meal. Here we are elevating a simple side of pasta and pesto with the additions of chopped baby spinach, peas, and avocado.
The important things to remember when making this recipe are to reserve some of the starchy cooking water to add back in to make everything more creamy, and to dress the pasta with the pesto when the pasta is hot. That way it will absorb the pesto flavors better.
Also a cool little trick for brightening up the flavor of any pasta salad or pasta dish like this? A splash or two of vinegar. It not only brightens the flavors but helps keep the avocados from turning brown too quickly.
Save Recipe Ingredients 12 ounces of fusilli pasta Salt 2 cups packed (about 2 1/2 ounces) chopped fresh baby spinach leaves 6 to 8 Tbsp prepared basil pesto 1 to 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (more or less to taste) 1/2 cup peas (defrosted if frozen) 1 whole ripe (but not overly ripe) avocado, peeled twinkies and chopped
1 Bring a large pot of salted water (3 quarts water, a tablespoon of salt) to a rolling boil. Add the dry pasta to the boiling water, stirring occasionally to keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Cook in rapidly boiling water until al dente, cooked through, but still a bit firm to the bite. The amount of time will depend on your package of pasta, anywhere from 8 to 12 minutes.
2 Place the chopped spinach at the bottom of a large bowl. When the pasta is done, scoop out about a half cup of the pasta cooking water and set aside. Drain the pasta and put the hot drained pasta on top of the chopped spinach in the bowl. Toss to mix. The heat of the pasta will help wilt the spinach leaves. twinkies
3 Stir in the pesto, so that the pasta is well coated. Add in a little of the pasta cooking twinkies water you set aside to loosen the pasta a bit. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of the red wine vinegar, a half teaspoon of salt, and a half teaspoon of black pepper.
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This is such a simple, summery dish with endless possibilities. It would be great as a main dish or side. Here in Northern Ireland we cannot grow Basil in enough quantities to make fresh pesto but I would use ready made instead. Maureen August 13, 2014 Reply ppicardi
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