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Pesto Potato Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Pesto Potato Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Pesto Potato Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pesto Potato Salad are:

Basil, 8 tbsp
Parmesan Cheese, grated, .25 cup
Pine Nuts, .25 cup
Garlic, 1 clove
Olive Oil, .25 cup
Potato, raw, 3 large (3" to 4-1/4" dia.)
Salt, 1 dash
Pepper, black, 1 dash
Peppers, sweet, red, fresh, 1 medium (approx 2-3/4" long, 2-1/2"
Yellow Peppers (bell peppers), 1 pepper, large (3-3/4" long, 3" dia)

Here is how you make Pesto Potato Salad:

Scrub potato skins but leave on.Cut up potatoes (quarter small red potatoes or chop up larger baking potatoes.)Add to water and bring to a boil. Cook 10-20 minutes depending on size of pieces.When done, drain and place in bowl and refrigerate.To make pesto:Toast pine nuts until fragrant then put in food processor.Mince garlic and put in food processor.Add basil and cheese.Turn food processor on and slowly drizzle olive oil in. Blend until smooth.Chop up peppers. Take potatoes out of fridge.Add peppers and pesto to potatoes.Add salt and black pepper to taste.Mix carefully to coat all.Put back in refrigerator to chill.Makes 8 servings. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEKHMET101.

The nutritional information for Pesto Potato Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 220.7

• Total Fat: 10.8 g
• Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
• Sodium: 86.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 5.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Pesto Potato Salad is Vegetarian