This simple and delicious caprese pasta salad has bowtie pasta, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella pearls, and fresh basil.
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Caprese Pasta Salad Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this simple recipe:
Pasta: I’m using bowtie pasta, but you can use whatever shape makes you happy.
Cherry tomatoes: Halved.
Mozzarella pearls: You can also cube fresh mozzarella if that’s what you have on hand.
Fresh basil: Julienned, or chopped.
Italian dressing: We’ll be making our own with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, fresh garlic, fresh lemon juice, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
How to Make Caprese Pasta Salad
Here’s how to make this recipe:
Step 1: Prep your ingredients.
Cook your pasta and chop up your tomatoes and basil. You can also make the dressing at this time by combining everything in a mason jar and shaking it up.
Step 2: Add everything together!
Now just add everything to one bowl and mix! Leave it in the fridge for at least one hour before serving.
Caprese Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 8 oz uncooked pasta
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- 8 oz mozzarella pearls
- 8-10 fresh basil leaves julienned, or chopping
For the dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook the pasta per the instructions. When done, add to a strainer and run cold water over it. Add to a bowl.
- Make the dressing by combining everything to a mason jar (or bowl) and mix up.
- Add the tomatoes, basil, mozzarella, and dressing to the pasta. Stir to combine. Cover and let sit in the refridgerator for ~1 hour before serving.
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