Spelt Salad with Basil Pesto and Cherry Tomatoes

A fresh Italian salad for the hot summer, you need only few ingredients: spelt, basil pesto and fresh cherry tomatoes. The preparation of this Italian salad is easy and fast and you can also prepare it in advice and keep in the fridge. You can prepare it in the morning for the dinner or the night before for the next lunch, in this way the salad it will result more tasty and all the flavors will be good mixed.

INGREDIENTS ( for 4 people):

320 g of Spelt

3 Tablespoons of Basil Pesto

12-15 Fresh Cherry Tomatoes

Salt

PREPARATION TIME : 20 minutes

COOKING TIME: 20 minutes

WINE: Sangiovese (Red Wine)

PREPARATION

Boil the spelt for about 20 minutes in salted water.

 

Drain the spelt and let it cool down. If you want to eat it immediately you can put it in the fridge so it will cool down faster. In the mean time wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in slice, keep one or two tomatoes  entire to use on the top of the salad. When the spelt is cold add the basil pesto

 

and the slice of the cherry tomatoes, mix all together. Serve cold with an entire cherry tomatoes on the top.

BUON APPETITO!