Quick Pesto Pasta Salad

In need of a side dish, I thought quick. Or I quickly thought. Whichever. I have a variety of pastas in the cupboard. That's a start. Hmm. Let's see. Lots of homemade pesto. Sun dried tomatoes. Some diced prosciutto from when I made that pizza last week. And pitted kalamata olives as well. I think I have all I need.

I prepared a package of farfalle pasta. While the pasta cooked, I reconstituted some dried tomatoes by adding boiling water to them in a bowl. After draining the pasta, I added pesto, a bit at a time, and stirring until the farfalle was coated to my liking. I mixed in the prosciutto, chopped olives, and the tomatoes. Finally, I mixed in some grated Parmesan cheese. A pasta dish is just not complete without at least a little Parmesan. Seriously folks.

The result was, is, simply delicious. Especially when considering how minimal the effort to make it was.

Bon appétit!