Green-and-White Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup fat-free cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup fat-free sour cream
• 3 tablespoons commercial pesto
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 cup snow peas, trimmed and thinly cut crosswise (4 cuts per pod)
• 1 1/2 cups (4 ounces) uncooked farfalle (bow tie pasta)
• 3/4 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Preparation

1. 1. Place the first 7 ingredients (through pepper) in a food processor; process until smooth.
2. 2. Place snow peas in a colander, and set colander in sink. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat (about 12 minutes). Drain over snow peas; rinse under cold water, and drain well. Combine pasta, snow peas, frozen peas, and pesto mixture in a large bowl, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with parsley.