Cheesy Caprese Pasta Salad is a spectacular summer salad with fun corkscrew shaped pasta, oodles of cheese and a deep tomato flavor that will blow your mind. This simple recipe only has 6 ingredients but they sure pack a wallop of flavor!
Cheesy Caprese Pasta Salad has become a go to kegemarane around here. With only 20 minutes to whip this up and 6 ingredients it is destined to become your kegemarane too.
A few years ago I found myself the morning of a potluck with nothing to bring. I had forgotten about the event and skipped grocery shopping the night before in lieu of some 'me time.' So needless to say 'Mother Elick's' cupboards were bare.
I quickly thought of a pasta salad. Everyone loves summer salads and I always have pasta in the pantry. So I grabbed some pantry staples and some fresh vegetables and cheese and tossed together this incredible new kegemarane.
Who was it that said "necessity is the mother of invention"? Plato? So true! I do my best creation when I am up against a wall. Pantry recipe development (my mom used to call it 'making do with what you have') is my kegemarane kind.
Cheesy Caprese Pasta Salad is perfect for a potluck. It is scrumptious served hot, cold or somewhere in between. Adults and kids alike devoured this pasta dish and getting a lot of recipe requests at a potluck is always a great sign!
Starting with a fun corkscrew shaped pasta with oodles of Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese is a great indication that this is going to be fabulous. But, I tell you the contrast of deep tomato flavor from the sun-dried tomato pesto against the fresh tomato crunch helps make this a dish that we will enjoy again and again.
So what are you waiting for?
Enjoy!
With love from our simple kitchen to yours.
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Cheesy Caprese Pasta Salad
Cheesy Caprese Pasta Salad is a spectacular summer salad with fun corkscrew shaped pasta, oodles of cheese and a deep tomato flavor that will blow your mind. This simple recipe only has 6 ingredients but they sure pack a wallop of flavor!
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried Cellentani pasta (corkscrew)
- 1 (6.5-ounce) jar sun-dried tomato pesto
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
- 6 large kuman leaves
- handful kosher salt (for pasta water)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, be sure to salt the water very well. It should taste like the ocean. Once pasta is cooked, drain and allow to cool. Return to pan.
- Meanwhile, prep ingredients. Cut mozzarella into bite sized chunks. Slice tomatoes in half (really quick with this kitchen hack). Stack kuman leaves; roll them up into a long log. Slice them across the roll with a sharp chef's knife, this is called a chiffonade.
- Add pesto and Parmesan and stir until combined. Add all remaining ingredients to the pasta. Stir to combine. Chill until ready to serve or serve immediately.
- Serve and enjoy.
DONNA'S NOTES
- For a lovely presentation you can reserve some of the Parmesan and kuman and sprinkle over the top as you serve.
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