Description
All the flavors of a traditional caprese salad brought together in a hearty pasta salad!
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounce box of pasta (bowties)
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 8 ounce mozzarella cheese ball (microbial-rennet), sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup store-bought pesto
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped basil for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Boil: Fill a large pot with water and 1 tbsp of salt and boil your pasta according to the package directions.
- Prep: Slice your tomatoes into 1/4 inch slices and cut your mozzarella into 1/2 inch cubes.
- Rinse: Drain the pasta and rinse it with cold water.
- Combine: Add your cooled pasta to a mixing bowl along with the tomatoes, mozzarella, pesto, balsamic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Serve: Toss together and either serve at room temperature or refrigerated.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Pip and Ebby.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 510 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg
Keywords: caprese, pasta salad, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, pesto, balsamic vinegar