PepperFool.com Southwest Recipes...New Mexican Pasta Salad W/ Red Chile Pesto

New Mexican Pasta Salad W/ Red Chile Pesto

New Mexican Pasta Salad W/ Red Chile Pesto

1 lb fusilli pasta, cooked, rinsed in cold water and drained

Red Chile Pesto

4 large leaves red leaf lettuce

kalamata olives

1 yellow bell pepper, seeded, julienned

Mix the Red Chile Pesto and the cold pasta in a medium bowl. Serve the salad on top of the lettuce leaf, garnish w/ the pepper and olives.
Red Chile Pesto

3 clove garlic

1/8 c pine nuts (or substitute almonds)

1/8 c parmesan cheese

1/4 bunch cilantro

1/4 bunch fresh basil

1/8 c red chile powder

1/8 c chile caribe (crushed red chiles)

1 tsp ground cumin

salt to taste

1 c olive oil

Puree all the ingredients except the olive oil in a food processor. Slowly add the olive oil while the processor is still running.
Serves about 4

From: Mike Bowers....Chile-Head Mailing List
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