Fun Nuggets with Pesto Pasta Salad
Fun Nuggets with Pesto Pasta Salad
Serves
SERVES
4-5
Preparation
PREPARATION
15 mins
Cooking
COOKING
5 mins
Ingredients
  • K&N’s Fun Nuggets - 10-12 nuggets
  • Fusilli/ Spiral pasta - 300g; boiled
  • Pesto sauce - ½ cup
  • Oil - for frying
  • Cucumber - ½ cup; chopped
  • Cherry tomatoes - 9-10; cut into half
  • Salt - to taste
  • Marinated cottage cheese - as required
  • Parmesan cheese - 2-3 tbsp; grated
  • Basil leaves - 5-6
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    For Garlic Cottage Cheese

  • Olive oil - ½ tbsp
  • Garlic - 1 tsp; minced
  • Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - ½ tsp
  • Cottage cheese - ½ cup; cubed
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Method

In a bowl, add boiled fusilli, pesto sauce and cucumber. Mix well.

Fry K&N’s Fun Nuggets as per instructions on label and cut each into four pieces.

Toss K&N’s Fun Nuggets in the pesto salad. Add cherry tomatoes and mix well.

Dish out in a serving plate and add a handful of the garlic cottage cheese on top.

Sprinkle parmesan cheese and basil leaves. Pesto Pasta Salad is ready. Serve.

 

For Garlic Cottage Cheese

 

In a bowl, add olive oil, garlic, black pepper powder, salt and cottage cheese.

Toss properly and set aside.

Pesto Sauce
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Ingredients

  • Spinach - 1 cup; chopped
  • Garlic cloves - 2; minced
  • Mayonnaise - ¼ cup
  • Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
  • Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • White pepper powder 1 tsp
  • Red chili flakes - ½ tbsp
  • Salt - ½ tsp
  • Walnuts - 1/3 cup
  • Parmesan cheese - ½ cup; grated
  • Olive oil - ½ cup
Method

In a food processor, add spinach, garlic, mayonnaise, lemon juice, black pepper powder, white pepper powder, red chili flakes, salt, walnuts, parmesan cheese and olive oil.

Blend well into smooth paste. Refrigerate.


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