The Greenest Pasta Salad Ever

Plus: I Grilled Swordfish, Molly Baz's Radish Salad, and Burgers + Mille-Feuille at Au Cheval.

Hey everyone,

A long time ago, in a universe far far away, I lived in Atlanta, I’d just started my food blog, when I discovered Ina Garten’s recipe for pasta, pesto, and peas. Back then, it was a revelation; now I look at it and cringe at the 1 1/4 cups of mayonnaise. Mayonnaise with pesto? Okay, I guess it makes sense for a pasta salad, but that still seems like a lot.

Anyway, that combo — pasta + pesto + peas — has always stayed with me as a very compelling idea. Last week, you saw me mix asparagus and sugar-snap peas with hand-pounded pesto. This week we’re channeling Ina, minus the mayo.

But before we get to that, here’s something for you to listen to while you make it: my appearance on my friend Dan Maccarone’s podcast “Story in a Bottle.”

They say “in vino veritas,” and here Dan plied me with alcohol — well, I picked my own poison — to ask me all about my career. Click the button to hear our excellent (and slightly tipsy) conversation:

Okay, back to my pesto pasta salad….