How To Make Caprese Pasta Salad
Grab a bite of this fresh pasta salad, packed with juicy bursts of tomatoes and tender pasta, and coated in a tangy balsamic vinaigrette for a filling meal!
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
For Caprese Pasta Salad:
- 1lbdry pasta
- 2cupscherry tomatoes,or grape tomatoes
- 8ozfresh mozzarella,diced
- ⅓cupfresh basil leaves,julienned or shredded
- ⅓cupextra virgin olive oil
For Balsamic Vinaigrette:
- 3tbspbalsamic vinegar
- 1tbsphoney
- ¼tspsea salt
- ¼tspblack pepper,freshly-cracked
- pinchItalian seasoning,store-bought or homemade
Instructions
Caprese Pasta Salad:
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Cook the pasta in a large stockpot of generously-salted water al dente according to package directions.
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Drain pasta and rinse under cold water for about 20 to 30 seconds until no longer hot.
Balsamic Vinaigrette:
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Whisk the balsamic vinegar, honey, sea salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning until well combined.
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In a large serving bowl, toss pasta with the cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, oil and balsamic vinaigrette until incorporated.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 534.17kcal
- Fat: 21.87g
- Saturated Fat: 6.91g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.40g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.06g
- Carbohydrates: 65.16g
- Fiber: 3.91g
- Sugar: 8.05g
- Protein: 19.04g
- Cholesterol: 29.86mg
- Sodium: 326.23mg
- Calcium: 255.24mg
- Potassium: 368.04mg
- Iron: 3.93mg
- Vitamin A: 99.45µg
- Vitamin C: 9.23mg
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