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Pasta salad with cucumber and basil pesto Vegetarian

Name: Pasta salad with cucumber and basil pesto
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 250 gram fusilli or other kind of pasta you like; 1/4th cucumber; large handful of black olives; 6 radishes; 1 bell pepper; 1/2 lemon (juice); 2 large handfuls of basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves; small handful of pine nuts; olive oil; pepper and salt to taste

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A refreshing pasta salad with cucumber and basil pesto is a lovely barbecue side dish, or a main course during hot summer days.

Nutrition balance score

Great

9.1/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

45.55 (Low)

21.7 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

296.61 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

47.63 g
4.82 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

5.98 g
1.06 g

Proteins

10.99 g

Fiber

4.66 g

Sodium

517.72 mg

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-06-01, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 30 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-23

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

15 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Preparation - 15 minutes

Fill a medium-sized pan with water and salt and bring to a boil. Cook the pasta until they're al dente and drain the pasta. Rinse them with cold running water until they're completely cooled off.

Meanwhile create the basil pesto. Peel the garlic cloves and add them to the blender along with the basil leaves, pine nuts, juice of half a lemon and large splash of olive oil.

Blend until smooth and keep on adding olive oil until you've reached the desired consistency.

Finishing the pasta salad with cucumber and basil pesto - 15 minutes

Rinse the bell pepper, remove the seeds and chop into cubes. Rinse the cucumber and chop into pieces, any kind you like. Slice the black olives into slices and combine them along with the pepper, cucumber and pasta.

Rinse the radishes and slice into slices. Add the radishes and basil pesto to the pasta and combine well. Season with pepper and salt if needed, enjoy!

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

296.61 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

47.63 g
4.82 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

5.98 g
1.06 g

Proteins

10.99 g

Fiber

4.66 g

Sodium

517.72 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

2.13 mg

Calcium

63.35 mg

Magnesium

60.26 mg

Potassium

60.26 mg

Phosphorus

168.08 mg

Copper

0.23 mg

Zinc

1.53 mg

Iodine

0.54 µg

Selenium

0.02 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

71.02 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

0.08 mg

Vitamine B1

0.18 mg

Vitamine B2

0.11 mg

Vitamine B6

0.13 mg

Vitamine B12

0.00 µg

Folic acid

32.93 µg

Vitamine E

0.08 mg

Vitamine K

2.86 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
62.5	gram	fusilli	gluten	224.38	41.88 g	2.31 g	1.88 g	0.44 g	8.44 g	2.13 g	12.50 mg	1.00 mg	18.75 mg	37.50 mg	100.00 mg	125.00 mg	0.09 mg	1.00 mg	-	-	-	-	0.04 mg	0.11 mg	0.04 mg	0.04 mg	-	5.00 µg	-	-	-
0.06		cucumber		1.09	0.17 g	0.14 g	0.02 g	-	0.05 g	0.07 g	0.63 mg	0.04 mg	1.17 mg	0.78 mg	10.94 mg	1.56 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	0.63 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.39 µg	-	-	-
0.25	large handful	of black olives		10.20	0.02 g	-	1.04 g	0.19 g	0.11 g	0.32 g	157.50 mg	0.11 mg	7.13 mg	1.50 mg	3.38 mg	1.28 mg	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-
1.5		radishes		2.70	0.38 g	0.30 g	0.03 g	-	0.15 g	0.18 g	3.00 mg	0.12 mg	4.50 mg	1.50 mg	48.00 mg	4.50 mg	0.02 mg	0.03 mg	-	-	4.05 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	4.50 µg	-	-	-
0.25		bell pepper		9.75	1.69 g	1.31 g	-	-	0.38 g	0.75 g	3.75 mg	0.15 mg	7.50 mg	3.75 mg	131.25 mg	1.88 mg	0.01 mg	0.09 mg	-	-	56.25 mg	-	0.03 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.06 mg	-	18.75 µg	-	-	-
0.13		lemon		5.40	0.98 g	0.45 g	0.06 g	-	0.08 g	0.33 g	0.30 mg	0.02 mg	1.50 mg	1.50 mg	22.50 mg	3.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	-	6.75 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	1.20 µg	-	-	-
0.5	large handful	of basil leaves		2.82	0.30 g	0.28 g	0.05 g	0.01 g	0.18 g	0.24 g	0.60 mg	0.34 mg	15.00 mg	0.60 mg	18.00 mg	2.40 mg	-	0.04 mg	-	-	1.80 mg	-	-	-	0.02 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.5	clove	garlic		2.10	0.42 g	0.01 g	-	-	0.09 g	0.03 g	0.06 mg	0.02 mg	2.55 mg	0.30 mg	9.00 mg	1.95 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.02 µg	-	0.21 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.06 µg	-	-	-
0.25	small handful	of pine nuts	peanut, nuts, sesame seeds	31.75	0.68 g	0.01 g	2.63 g	0.38 g	1.35 g	0.18 g	0.25 mg	0.25 mg	1.25 mg	11.50 mg	30.00 mg	25.00 mg	0.06 mg	0.30 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.03 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	2.85 µg	-	-	-
		olive oil		2.03	-	-	0.23 g	0.03 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		pepper and salt		4.39	1.13 g	0.01 g	0.06 g	0.02 g	0.18 g	0.44 g	339.13 mg	0.09 mg	4.00 mg	1.33 mg	11.09 mg	1.51 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.52 µg	0.02 µg	1.34 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.18 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-
				296.61	47.63 g	4.82 g	5.98 g	1.06 g	10.99 g	4.66 g	517.72 mg	2.13 mg	63.35 mg	60.26 mg	384.15 mg	168.08 mg	0.23 mg	1.53 mg	0.54 µg	0.02 µg	71.02 mg	-	0.08 mg	0.18 mg	0.11 mg	0.13 mg	-	32.93 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-