# @cooking_with_rocco on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DM7wwUCx7mn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33771387-cooking-with-rocco-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bbe53748b2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-04T12:53:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rocco Gizzo | 🍝 Italian Cuisine (@cooking_with_rocco) — https://gondola.cc/cooking_with_rocco

## Caption

Lemon Basil Pasta Salad | this is the pasta salad I make when I want something light and refreshing… fresh basil, fresh lemon juice, and a whole bunch of other flavors that takes this pasta salad to the next level. 

🥗 Pasta Salad 
1 pound orzo, cooked to package instructions 
2 cups arugula 
1/2 cup feta 
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped 
Handful of fresh basil, torn
Freshly grated parm 
Salt and pepper, to taste 

🌿 Lemon Basil Dressing 
1/4 cup white wine vinegar 
1/4 cup olive oil 
1 tsp honey 
1 tsp Dijon mustard 
1 lemon, juiced 
Handful of fresh basil 

Add all the dressing ingredients to a base of a blender. Blend on high until fully emulsified, then set aside in the fridge. 

In a large bowl, add the orzo, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, feta, arugula, basil, and freshly cracked black pepper. Then pour in the dressing. Mix until combined, then set aside in the fridge. 

Right before serving, taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Then top with a generous amount of freshly grated parm! 

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## Tags

homemadepasta, summerpastasalad, italianpastasalad, pastarecipe, italiancooking, pastasalad, easyitalianrecipes, italianfood, italianpasta

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