Green Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes & Pine Nuts

A delightful light pasta salad.

Boil pasta, drain, 

In a pot, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and gently toast pine nuts. remove pine nuts, set aside.

In the same pot, toss in 2 cloves minced garlic, some leaves finely chopped basil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and more olive oil if needed. simmer on low heat. optionally add in some parmesan cheese to thicken. 

Toss in pasta, chopped tomatoes, and pine nuts. toss to coat.

serve warm with parmesan [omit if vegan, obviously]