Photo: Anna Pelzer
Pasta salad with pesto & prawns
9 ingredients
Serves 4
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This is a wonderful, zingy dish, perfect for a lunch out in the garden - use our recipe for homemade pesto to make it extra special
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
541
Calories
39g
Protein
21g
Fat
52g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 400g dried short pasta , such as rigatoni or penne
- about 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 200g peeled cooked prawns
- 5 tbsp (100g/4oz) green pesto
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- juice of ½ lemon or lime
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley , preferably flatleaf
- a few basil leaves , shredded with your fingers, plus extra for sprinkling
- lemon wedges, for squeezing
Directions
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