Lunche for 10

Green Goddess Pasta Salad

Name: Green Goddess Pasta Salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb short pasta; 3/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 tsp sea salt (optional); 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp dijon; 1/4 cup loosely packed basil leaves + 6 roughly chopped; 2 cups roughly chopped spinach; 1/4 cup roughly chopped chives; 1/2 lb asparagus; 1 1/2 cups chopped snap peas or 1 cup sweet peas thawed; 1/2 english or 4 persian cucumbers

$3.51for 430 minServes 10

Toss cooled pasta and crisp vegetables with a creamy herb dressing made from mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon, and garlic.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 16 oz$0.10/oz typical	16 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
	Spinach, 2 oz$0.35/oz typical	2 oz	$0.70Typical price
	Mint, 0.25$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.50Typical price
	Asparagus, 0.5 lb$3.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$1.75Typical price
	Fresh peas and snap peas, 0.4 lb$3.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$1.31Typical price
	Cucumbers, 0.5$0.89 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.75$0.60 each typical	0.75	$0.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.78

Swaps

Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Mustard, mayo, ketchupCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.88 per serving$3.51 for 4

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Ingredients

1 lb short pasta
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp sea salt (optional)
1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp dijon
1/4 cup loosely packed basil leaves + 6 roughly chopped
2 cups roughly chopped spinach
1/4 cup roughly chopped chives
1/2 lb asparagus
1 1/2 cups chopped snap peas or 1 cup sweet peas thawed
1/2 english or 4 persian cucumbers

Steps

Boil the pasta in salted water according to the package timing, adding the asparagus for the final 3 minutes; drain and cool.
Blend the mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic, Dijon, basil, spinach, and chives until smooth.
Chop the cucumbers and remaining basil while the pasta cools.
Toss the cooled pasta with the dressing, asparagus, snap peas or thawed peas, cucumbers, and chopped basil.
Chill the salad for 10 minutes before serving.