Simple Salad with Mayonnaise Pesto Sauce

Directions

1. 1

   Step 1

   

   Peel the garlic. Wash and dry the vegetables well, rinse the herbs for the sauce and for serving. A salad spinner is most convenient for this. Prepare a stationary blender with a bowl. If you don't have one, use an immersion blender.

2. 2

   Step 2

   

   Separate the basil leaves from the stems. Place the leaves in the blender bowl. Add the nuts, garlic clove, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Blend for 1 minute until smooth.

3. 3

   Step 3

   

   Finely grate the Parmesan, add it to the blender bowl, and blend for another 10 seconds.

4. 4

   Step 4

   

   Transfer the pesto sauce to a clean bowl and mix with mayonnaise.

   TipTo collect all the sauce from the sides of the blender, use a silicone spatula.

5. 5

   Step 5

   

   Halve the cherry tomatoes and mix with the salad mix and olives.

6. 6

   Step 6

   

   Dress the salad with the sauce and serve. The remaining sauce can be left in the bowl and served alongside the salad.

   TipThe mayonnaise pesto sauce can be served as a dip for vegetable sticks, chips, and strips. You can use it to make a shrimp cocktail in a martini glass. For this, place the sauce at the bottom and arrange the sautéed shrimp on top, tails up.