This bright, lemony pasta salad is one of my favorite dishes to bring to summer picnics, backyard barbecues, and potlucks. It's also one of my favorite ways to use tender young green beans from the garden or farmers market. Blanching the green beans helps preserve their crisp-tender texture and beautiful green color, while fresh basil pesto and lemon create a light, flavorful dressing that captures the flavors of summer. Naturally gluten-free and vegan, it's always one of the first dishes to disappear at our table.
Ingredients
12 ounces
gluten-free pasta
cooked al dente
½ pounds
green beans
blanched
3 cups
baby arugula
½ cups
raw walnuts
finely chopped
4 tablespoons
basil pesto
2 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoons
lemon juice
3 teaspoons
lemon zest
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 6
- Protein 9%
- Net carbs 62%
- Fat 28%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 560kcal
- Protein
- 11.8g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 95.9g
- Dietary Fiber
- 14.6g
- Net Carbs
- 81.3g
- Total Sugars
- 2.4g
- Sucrose
- 0.35g
- Glucose
- 0.63g
- Fructose
- 0.56g
- Lactose
- 0.62g
- Galactose
- 0.02g
- Total Fat
- 16.4g
- Saturated Fat
- 2.2g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 7g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 6.2g
- Trans Fat
- 0.04g
- Sodium
- 72.1mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 8.5mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.35mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.24mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 3.2mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 0.91mg
- Vitamin B6
- 0.36mg
- Folate (B9)
- 61.2µg
- Choline
- 10.8mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 1.7mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 46µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 76.4mg
- Iron
- 1.9mg
- Magnesium
- 168mg
- Phosphorus
- 366mg
- Potassium
- 552mg
- Zinc
- 2.6mg
- Copper
- 0.41mg
- Manganese
- 1mg
- Selenium
- 9.7µg
- Fluoride
- 7.2µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 0.31g
- Isoleucine
- 0.38g
- Leucine
- 1.2g
- Lysine
- 0.31g
- Methionine
- 0.21g
- Phenylalanine
- 0.5g
- Threonine
- 0.4g
- Tryptophan
- 0.08g
- Valine
- 0.53g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 0.73g
- Arginine
- 0.64g
- Aspartic Acid
- 0.84g
- Cystine
- 0.18g
- Glutamic Acid
- 1.9g
- Glycine
- 0.44g
- Proline
- 0.83g
- Serine
- 0.52g
- Tyrosine
- 0.4g
Fatty Acids
Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)
- Butyric Acid (4:0)
- 0.01g
- Caproic Acid (6:0)
- 0.01g
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs)
- Caprylic Acid (8:0)
- 0.01g
- Capric Acid (10:0)
- 0.02g
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 6.8g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 1g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 5.2g
- Arachidonic Acid (AA)
- 0.01g
Other
Carotenoids
- Alpha-Carotene
- 26.1µg
- Beta-Carotene
- 383µg
- Beta-Cryptoxanthin
- 2.2µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 729µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Phytosterols
- 10.3mg
- Stigmasterol
- 0.42mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 0.08mg
