How To Make Cucumber Caprese Salad Recipe
Enjoy a filling cucumber Caprese salad recipe that is easy to make with few simple ingredients or mixed it with pasta to make a pasta salad recipe.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1pcEnglish cucumber
- 1pinttomatoes,cherry or grape, halved
- 8ozmozzarella balls,or diced mozzarella
- ½cupbasil leaves
- 2tbspbalsamic glaze,store-bought or homemade
- sea salt
- black pepper
- 8ozuncooked pasta,optional
Instructions
-
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cucumber, tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh basil. Drizzle evenly with 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze then toss to combine.
-
Taste and season with salt and black pepper as needed and add more balsamic glaze if you would like.
-
Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
-
Optional: If you would like to add in pasta, cook the pasta according to package instructions in a generously-salted pot of boiling water until it is al dente.
-
Drain and rinse the pasta with cold water in a colander until chilled.
-
Then stir the pasta into your cucumber salad, adding an extra tablespoon or two of the balsamic glaze plus salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition
- Calories: 276.63kcal
- Fat: 9.20g
- Saturated Fat: 5.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.57g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.57g
- Carbohydrates: 34.12g
- Fiber: 2.23g
- Sugar: 4.35g
- Protein: 14.22g
- Cholesterol: 29.86mg
- Sodium: 426.29mg
- Calcium: 219.34mg
- Potassium: 323.67mg
- Iron: 1.09mg
- Vitamin A: 96.46µg
- Vitamin C: 8.57mg
Was this page helpful?
Have your own special recipe to share? Submit Your Recipe Today!
Related Recipes
