Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe
This Caprese pasta salad recipe is made with bow tie pasta, cherry tomatoes, and bocconcini cheese, all soaked in a delicious basil dressing.
Servings: 6 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces bowtie pasta or other medium pasta noodles
- 8 ounces marinated mini bocconcini
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- ½ cup balsamic vinaigrette*
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Rinse under cold water.
- Toss cooked and cooled pasta, mini bocconcini, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and balsamic vinaigrette together in a large bowl.
- Refrigerate for an hour and toss before serving.
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Notes
- If there is no balsamic vinaigrette on hand, use Italian dressing with 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar added.
- Cook pasta al dente, for a chewy bite and to hold up to the liquids in the dressing.
- Toss pasta once or twice while in the refrigerator to redistribute flavors.
- Caprese pasta salad will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 217IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 1mg