Patriotic Caprese Pasta Salad

Looking for a quick and easy side for your gatherings this weekend? This caprese pasta salad is so easy to make and only has a handful of ingredients. We decided to make it extra patriotic by adding homemade blue farfalle. We used blue spirulina from @fromthereserve to give it a natural blue color without changing the flavor of the dish (watch our stories for a tutorial). Obviously making your own pasta doesn’t make this an easy dish but it does make it fun! This is equally delicious with boxed pasta.

Mangia bene amici
“eat well friends”

Caprese Pasta Salad

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Course: Appetizers/Sides, Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 lb farfalle (bow tie) pasta

• 10 oz cherry tomatoes

• 8 oz fresh mozzarella pearls

• ⅓ c extra virgin olive oil

• 1 tsp salt

• ½ tsp pepper

• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil

Directions

• Cook the pasta according to the directions.
• Drain and immediately run under cold water.
• Chop tomatoes in half and add to pasta along with the mozzarella.
• Drizzle with olive oil and add basil, salt, and pepper
• Stir well, taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
• Store in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving (as the salad sits the flavors will infuse and the pasta will get cold).

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