This Caprese pasta salad with rotini pasta pesto grape tomatoes fresh mozzarella balls and fresh basil is a delicious twist on the traditional Italian salad
Prep Time
20 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
6
Ingredients
Instructions
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite
about 8 minutes; drain.
Mix pesto
olive oil
salt
granulated garlic
and black pepper in a bowl; add rotini. Toss to coat. Fold in tomatoes
mozzarella
and fresh basil.
Cook’s Note
Use fresh mozzarella. If you use the brick style
it will not be the same. If you can't find the pearlini mozzarella
use the cieglini and cut it in half.Regular rotini pasta can be used but the cooking time will be different.