New Mexican Pasta Salad W/red Chile Pest
| Yield: | 4 Servings |
| Categories: | Salad |
| 1 | lb | Fusilli pasta; cooked, rinsed in cold water and drained |
| Red chile pesto (see below) | ||
| 4 | lg | Leaves red leaf lettuce |
| Kalamata olives | ||
| 1 | Yellow bell pepper; seeded, julienned | |
| RED CHILE PESTO | ||
| 3 | Cloves 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 | ts | Ground cumin |
| Salt to taste | ||
| 1 | c | Olive oil |
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