Pesto pasta:)

I am a fan of noodles and company pesto cavatappi pasta. I dine in there atleast once in two weeks just to satisfy my irresistible craving for this pesto flavor. I decided to make this pesto pasta at home. All i tried was to bring the same taste as that of noodles and co. i did not have cavatappi at home. so i made the pesto pasta with Rotini pasta variety. It came out really good and the taste was just awesome:)

Ingredients

Rotini pasta 3 cup (coojed as per instructions on the pack)

Fresh basil leaves 1cup firmly packed

yogurt 1/4cup

lime juice 1tbsp

garlic 2pods

grated Parmesan cheese 1/2cup

walnuts a handful

Roma tomato 1 big chopped

zucchini 1/4cup chopped

mushrooms 5 no chopped

Black pepper 1tsp

Salt to taste

Olive oil 3tbsp

Method

• Cook rotini pasta according to package instructions withh little salt.
• Blend basil leaves, garlic pods, lemon juice, yoghurt, parmesan cheese, black pepper, walnuts into a coarse mixture.
• Heat olive oil in a pan and fry tomatoes, zucchini and mushrooms in it. Add cooked pasta along with the blended pesto mixture and salt to taste.
• Heat through and sprinkle some black pepper and grated parmesan before serving.