Caprese Pasta

Name: Caprese Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb cavatappi pasta; 1 1/2 lbs heirloom tomatoes, cored, seeded and chopped; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup pitted black olives, chopped; 2 tablespoons capers; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 1/2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 cup fresh basil, torn

Submitted by elisechristiane

"August 2010 Family Circle"

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photo by Brenda.

Ready In:: 19mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 lb cavatappi pasta
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs heirloom tomatoes, cored, seeded and chopped
¹⁄₄ cup extra virgin olive oil
¹⁄₄ cup pitted black olives, chopped
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
¹⁄₂ lb fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup fresh basil, torn

directions

Cook pasta following package directions, about 9 minutes; drain.
In a large bowl, stir together the tomatoes, olive oil, olives, capers and balsamic vinegar. Add pasta to the bowl and stir to combine. Fold in mozzarella and basil.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Reviews

Delicious salad! This is perfect for a cool summer meal. It goes together easily, is a wonderful blend of flavors, and combines some of my favorite summer foods! It got rave reviews and I will definitely make this again!

Julie F
This is a wonderful salad! I made it pretty much as directed but used fresh mozzarella pearls. I topped the salad off with coarsely ground black pepper. I absolutely LOVED the addition of capers! A must try summer salad. I'm packing this in my lunch for tomorrow :) Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.

Brenda.