• Thinly slice or chop onions.
  1 medium Onion
• You can soak in cold water for a couple of minutes, this takes out the bitterness from the onions.
• Drain and keep on a colander to compeltely remove water.

Prepare Potatoes

• Wash baby potatoes very nicely, clean off all the dust and dirt.
  15-20 Baby Potatoes
• You can leave the poatoes in a bowl of water so that if any dirt is sticking will soften and washes out.
• Leave poatoes on colander draining all the extra water. You can pat dry on kitceh cloth or paper tissue.
• In a mixing bowl, take poatoes, add salt and chili flakes.
  1 tbsp Olive Oil/any flavourless oil, Salt as required, Red Chilli Flakes (as required)
• Coat the poatoes nicely in oil and salt. You can cut slightly big baby poatoes in half.
• Transfer the poatoes in air fryer basket.
• Air fry for 15 mins. at 200°C or 400°F.
• When done take out the bowl back in mixing bowl and cool completely.

Prepare Pesto

• In a grinder jar take clean and dry fresh basil and rest of the ingredients, except lemon juice.
  1 Cup Fresh Basil, 2 tbsp Walnuts, 2 tbsp Cashew Nuts, 2 tbsp Parmesean Cheese, 2-3 Garlic Cloves, ¼ cup EVOO/Olive Oil
• Grind to a smooth paste or a slight coarse paste.
• Add lemon juice mix nicely.
  1 tsp Lemon Juice
• Transfer to a glass jar/bottle with an air tight lid/cap. Add 2-3 tbsp oil at the surface , close the lid and refrigerate.

Assemble Salad

• When poatoes completely cool down, add pesto and onions.
• Mix nicely coating all the poatoes with pesto.
• You can some walnut or cashew bits.
• Serve immediately or cover with the lid or cling flim and refrigerate till the time of serving.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• You can squeeze some lemon juice before serving.

Bake Potatoes in Oven

• Preheat your oven to 200°C or 400°F.
• Lightly brush/spray oil on a baking tray or sheet pan. You can also line with a parchment paper.
• Transfer potatoes with oil and chilli flakes on the tray.
• Bake in preheated oven at 200°C or 400°F for 25-30 mins. Please note: it takes more time to bake in oven than in air fryer.