Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our full disclosure policy.
Looking for a fresh twist on pasta salad, you need to try this Caprese Pasta Salad recipe! Now I have gotten this from deli cases before, but there is something about being able to make the dish at home and controlling the ingredients. With the Easter holiday around the corner, I try this once before making for our Easter dinner.
I love to make new pasta salads for get-togethers, and this was one I knew I could make better than the deli. Using fresh and high-quality products has become more important as I have gotten older. I love using Sfoglini Pasta in recipes, the quality and the taste are amazing. Plus the shapes are always fun!!
What Is Sfoglini Pasta?
Sfoglini brand pasta combines the very best Italian techniques with American ingredients. It is made from organic whole grain, rye, einkorn, spelt flours, and emmer, all grown on North American farms and milled in the US. Plus, Sfoglini Pasta is organic and non-GMO. Its operations are based in New York. You can learn more about the company → here.
Sfoglini Pasta Monthly Pasta Club
The Sfoglini pasta club offers quarterly shipping. With that membership, you get six boxes of pasta delivered to your doorstep every three months. There will be three boxes of Sfoglini semolina pasta, three boxes of Sfoglini specialty pasta, and six recipe cards! There’s a 6 month membership option and a full-year option! See more → here.
Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad Ingredients
- Sfoglini Reginetti Pasta
- Pesto-I used a jarred Basil Pesto sauce but you can also use a Homemade Pesto Sauce
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Black Pepper
- Balsamic Vinegar– You can use a white Balsamic Vinegar that won’t color the dressing as much, but the color wasn’t bad in the dressing.
- Grape Tomatoes
- Mini Mozzarella Balls
- Basil Leaves
- Balsamic Glaze– This is optional, but I loved the extra flavor as a garnish to the salad.
Save this recipe!
Love this recipe and want it delivered right to your inbox within minutes? Just fill you email address in the form below and click save to get it plus more from CookEatGo!
What Is Caprese?
This is traditionally an Italian salad made with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil seasoned with olive oil and salt. Then layered on a plate to serve as a tomato caprese appetizer. It has been compared to the pizza Margherita and has the colors of the Italian flag: green, white, and red.
How To Make Caprese Pasta Salad With Pesto
Start a large pot of water to boil.
The next step is to slice the grape tomatoes in half and shred your basil leaves. I sliced mine lengthwise, but you can cut them however you wish. If the tomatoes are on the larger side, you can quarter them.
When the water has come to a roiling boil drop in the pasta. I used a full box of Sfoglini Reginetti Pasta, which is 12 ounces of pasta.
Once your pasta is cooked, strain in a pasta strainer and allow to cool. If you need it to cool faster, you can put it by an open window or in the fridge.
In a small bowl, combine your olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
Move the pasta into a bowl and combine it with the pasta sauce.
After the pasta is well mixed with the sauce, fold in the tomatoes, basil leaves, and cheese. You can set aside a couple of tomatoes and mozzarella balls to garnish the top.
Drizzle with balsamic glaze and serve! If you are serving later on, you can garnish with the glaze closer to serving time.
How To Store Caprese Pasta Salad Pesto
Store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days after making it.
Other Pasta Salad Mix-ins
- Olives
- Prosciutto
- Salomi
- Chicken
What To Serve With Serve With Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad
Bread: Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread, Garlic Parmesan Bisucti Pull Part Bread, English Muffin Garlic Cheese Bread, Easy Cheesy Monkey Bread, Corn Bread
Soups: Tomato Soup, Beef Chili, Vegetable and Ground Beef Soup, Crockpot Cheesy Broccoli Potato Soup, Chicken Parm Soup, Crockpot Lasagna Soup Recipe
Main Dishes: Oven Roasted Turkey, Crockpot Coca-Cola Ham, Crockpot Ham, Smoked Turkey, Smoked Brisket, Smoked Prime Rib, Crockpot Coca-Cola Ribs, Garlic Chicken, Dr Pepper Ham, Grilled Chicken Breast
Amazing Pasta Salads
Are you looking for an easy pasta salad recipe? Check out my Easy Pasta Salad Recipe collection! (see it ->here.) Also, if you want more recipes to take to a potluck or cookout, see my post -> here.
Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe
Save this Recipe!
Love this recipe and want it and more in your inbox? Just add your email below and click save to get it delivered right to you along with other updates!
Ingredients
- 12 Ounce Sfoglini Reginetti Pasta
- 1/3 Cup Pesto Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
- 10 Ounce Grape Tomatoes
- 8 Ounce Mini Mozzarella Balls
- Basil Leaves
- Balsamic Glaze
Instructions
- Start a large pot of water to boil.
- Slice the grape tomatoes in half and shred your basil leaves.
- When the water is at a roiling boil drop in the pasta.
- Once your pasta is cooked strain in a pasta strainer and allow to cool.
- In a bowl combine your olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepepr.
- Move the pasta into a bowl and combine with the pasta sauce.
- After the pasta is well mixed fold in the tomatoes, basil leaves, and cheese.
- Drizzle with balsamic glaze and serve!
