Pasta Salad Caprese with Roasted Garlic and Balsamic Dressing

By Aggieskitchen

Pasta salad Caprese is perfect for any summer gathering or even a light dinner. This one is packed full of summertime flavors including tomato and fresh basil.

Pasta Salad Caprese with Roasted Garlic and Balsamic Dressing

Ingredients:

For the salad:

• 1 lb whole wheat rotini pasta
• 1 and 1/2 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 of 3oz package of julienned sun dried tomatoes, rehydrated according to directions (feel free to use entire package if you love sun dried tomatoes!)
• 1 lb block mozzarella cheese, cut in 1/2" cubes
• For the dressing:
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 cup balsamic dressing
• 1 big handful fresh basil leaves
• 4-5 cloves roasted garlic (1-2 cloves minced garlic if you don't have roasted)
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to directions.
2. While pasta is cooking, prepare dressing in a blender or food processor by adding ingredients to container and processing until well blended. Set aside.
3. When pasta is cooked, drain and put in large bowl. Add 1/2 of dressing and toss to coat well. Place bowl in refrigerator to cool for 1 hour.
4. While pasta salad is cooling, prep your tomatoes and cheese and set aside in refrigerator until ready to put together.
5. Gently toss grape tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, and cubed mozzarella with remainder of dressing. Taste for salt and pepper. Chill pasta salad in refrigerator for another 1-2 hours before serving.
6. If pasta salad becomes dry, simply splash a small amount of balsamic vinegar and gently toss.

Pasta Salad Caprese with Roasted Garlic and Balsamic Dressing 2022-02-26T05:26:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Admin