Recipe: Perfect PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD

PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD.

You can have PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD

1. It's of pasta.
2. Prepare 400 grams of spaghetti.
3. Prepare 2 of small potatoes, peeled & diced.
4. Prepare 1/2 bunch of basil, chopped.
5. Prepare 1 of avocado, cut into quarters.
6. It's 1 clove of garlic, crushed with knife.
7. It's 1/4 cup of olive oil + extra (if needed).
8. Prepare of salt & pepper.
9. You need of salad.
10. You need 250 grams of cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters.
11. It's 1 handful of rocket leaves, torn.
12. You need 1/2 of red onion, sliced.
13. Prepare 1/4 bunch of coriander, chopped.
14. It's 200 grams of cannellini beans.
15. Prepare of salad dressing.
16. Prepare 1/2 tsp of agave syrup.
17. It's 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar.
18. Prepare 1/2 tsp of sesame oil.
19. It's of salt & pepper.
20. It's of bread.
21. It's 1 of herb & garlic butter (refer to recipes) sliced into rounds.
22. You need 1 of baguette, cut 5-10cm (vegan bread).

PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD step by step

1. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the potatoes, cook for 5 minutes. Stir, add the spaghetti. Cook for 8 mintues, until tender..
2. In a food processor, add the basil, avocado, garlic and olive oil. Blitz until smooth. Add extra oil if to thick. Season..
3. Grill on medium. Place a garlic & herb butter round onto each peice of baguette. Grill until butter melts & bread becomes crispy..
4. Once cooked, remove spaghetti, drain, return to pot. Pour over the pesto, stir and place in a serving dish..
5. Meanwhile, rince the cannellini beans under running water in a strainer. Put in a serving bowl, toss through the rest of the salad ingredients. In a small bowl, add dressing ingredients, mix and season to taste. Gently toss dressing and salad..
6. Remove garlic bread from grill. Serve immediately..
7. Note: the potatoes are ment to go mushy in with the pasta, it helps the pesto stick to the spaghetti..