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Potato Pesto Salad

By Pick Up Limes · Pickup LimesPublic

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As the days grow longer and the warmth of spring and summer beckons you outdoors, this potato salad will become your go-to for picnics and al fresco dining. It's a dish that wows with its homemade pesto, a vibrant blend of walnuts, pine nuts, and a zesty lemon kick, paired with hearty potatoes and crisp, fresh veggies. Equally delicious enjoyed warm or cool, it's set to be the standout favourite that brings a round of applause from your friends on the picnic blanket.

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min
Servings
5
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Ingredients

For 5 people

  • 850 gbaby potatoes
  • 1.75 cupcooked butter beans
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 1 tspgarlic powder
  • 0.5 tsponion powder
  • 0.5 tspsalt
  • 0.25 tspground black pepper
  • 0.5 cupraw walnuts
  • 0.5 cupraw pine nuts
  • 2 cuparugula
  • 1.5 cupfresh basil leaves
  • 0.33 cupextra-virgin olive oil
  • 0.25 cupnutritional yeast flakes
  • 2 clovegarlic
  • 2lemon
  • 0.5 tspsalt
  • 7small radish
  • 2 stalkgreen onion
  • 1.67 cupcherry tomatoes
  • 0.25 cupoil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
  • 2 cuparugula

Steps

  1. 1

    Line a baking tray and preheat the oven to 220°C (220°C)*.

  2. 2

    Transfer the potatoes to the baking tray and toss them with the beans, oil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.

  3. 3

    Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the potatoes are fully cooked through.

  4. 4

    Meanwhile, add the walnuts and pine nuts to a small pan over medium-high heat. Toast for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Transfer to a food processor.

  5. 5

    Add the remaining pesto ingredients, except for the lemon zest, to the food processor as well.

  6. 6

    Pulse until finely chopped. Set aside.

  7. 7

    Add all the prepared veggies to a large bowl.

  8. 8

    When the potatoes and beans are done baking, let them cool off slightly, then add them to the bowl, along with the pesto and lemon zest to taste. Toss together, and enjoy!

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Per portion

Calories
~487.3 kcal
Protein
~12.5 g
Fat
~38.7 g
Carbs
~52 g
Fiber
~11.6 g
Sodium
~607.5 mg

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