New Mexican Pasta Salad With Red Chile Pest Recipe

• 1 lb Fusilli pasta, cooked, rinsed in cool water and liquid removed
•     Red chile pesto (see below)
• 4 lrg Leaves red leaf lettuce
•     Kalamata olives
• 1 x Yellow bell pepper, seeded, julienned
• 3 x Cloves garlic
• 1/8 c. Pine nuts (or possibly substitute almonds)
• 1/8 c. Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 bn cilantro
• 1/4 bn fresh basil
• 1/8 c. Red chile pwdr
• 1/8 c. Chile caribe (crushed red chiles)
• 1 tsp Grnd cumin
•     Salt to taste
• 1 c. Extra virgin olive oil

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