Caprese Pasta Salad
Recipe Date:
July 31, 2024
Serving Size:
4
Cook Time:
00:15:00
Difficulty:
Easy
Measurements:
Imperial (US)
With juicy tomatoes, rich bocconcini and fresh basil leaves, who doesn’t love a Caprese Salad! This recipe combines these delicious flavours with penne into a delicious pasta salad that travels well – perfect for a picnic, a potluck, or easy entertaining at home.
Ingredients
- 6 ozs whole grain penne pasta
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 8 ozs bocconcini
- springs of fresh basil
- 2 tsps white balsamic vinegar, to taste
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain the pasta and set aside.
While the pasta is cooking, combine the olive oil, tomatoes and salt in a large skillet over medium heat. Cover the skiller, cook stirring occasionally until most of the tomatoes have started to burst out of their skins, about 6 - 12 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the cooked pasta, let the mixture cool. Chop the basil and stir into the pasta along with the bocconcini. Add the vinegar, then taste and add additional vinegar or salt if needed.
For best flavour, let the pasta marinate in the fridge for one hour before serving. Cheers and enjoy!
