Easy Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad
Caprese Pesto Pasta salad is a simple salad made with mozzarella tomatoes and basil. Paired with pasta and pesto for taste, texture and total yum!
Servings: 6
Calories: 461kcal
Equipment
- 1 Salad bowl
- 2 Salad servers
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Chopping block
- 1 Knife
- 1 Medium size sauce pan
- 1 Colander
Ingredients
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1 cup baby bocconcini balls
- 1 bunch fresh basil leaves approx 2 cups, leaves only, stems trimmed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 500 grams/ 1 pound dried pasta cooked according to packet instructions
- ½ cup/125ml reserved pasta water
- ½ cup basil pesto
Garnish (optional):
- basil leaves
Instructions
- Salad: add the tomatoes, bocconcini, salt, pepper and olive oil to a medium size bowl and stir to combine.
- Pasta: cook pasta according to packet instructions in a pot of boiling, salted water.
- Drain pasta: use oven mits to remove the sauce pan from the stove, drain using a colander and reserve ½ cup (125ml) of pasta water.
- Combine: add cooked pasta to a heavy based medium pot, dollop in pesto and pasta water, stir to combine. Add tomato and mozzarella mix to pesto pasta, stir to combine.
- Serve and enjoy: provide salad servers for serving and plates to portion.
Nutrition
Calories: 461kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 311mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 745IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 1mg