An easy recipe for caprese pasta salad with sun-dried and fresh tomatoes, arugula, mozzarella and a quick and healthy homemade tomato and basil pesto. This salad is perfect as a side dish for barbeques, on the side of pan-fried fish, tofu or meat or even served as a main dish.
100 guncooked, short cut whole wheat pasta **(~3.5 oz)
250gfresh cherry tomatoes(~3.5 oz)
30gsun-dried tomatoes(~½ cup)
100gfresh aruglua(~3.5 oz)
120gfat-reduced mozzarella balls(4.5 oz)
fresh basil leaves
Anleitungen
Preparations
Preheat the oven to 200°C or 400°F, wash the tomatoes, cut them in half and place them cut-side up in an oven-proof dish. Cut off the head of one garlic bulb, drizzle it with oil and rub it with your hands. Wrap the garlic bulb in tin foil and place it in oven alongside with the tomatoes for about 20 minutes.
Pasta Salad
Retrieve the tomatoes and garlic from the oven, set them aside to cool. Cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente.
Thoroughly wash the arugula, drain, and place it in a large bowl. Rinse the tomatoes, drain the mozzarella balls, cut both in half and add them to the arugula. Chop the dried tomatoes into small pieces and add them to the bowl as well.
Drain the pasta, rinse it with cold water and let cool briefly.
Pesto
Peel off the skin from the cooled tomatoes and put the pulp in a food processor or tall container. Unwrap the garlic, add two cloves to the tomatoes. Chop the parmesan and add it together with the remaining ingredients. Then blend it until you have a smooth pesto.
Serve
Add the pasta and pesto dressing to the remaining pasta ingredients and toss it well. Garnish with a few fresh basil leaves and serve it.
Notizen
*Pecorino can be used instead of Parmesan.**Use protein pasta, such as red lentil, chickpea, or pea pasta instead of whole wheat pasta for some extra proteins.Nutritional values per serving:
calories: 416 kcal
fat: 12 g
carbohydrates: 46 g
protein: 26 g
Nährwerte
Calories: 416kcal
Keyword caprese pasta salad recipe, healthy pasta salad, Pasta Salad, tomato basil pesto
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