Pasta Salad with Caprese-Style Pesto

Name: Pasta Salad with Caprese-Style Pesto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 4 liters water, (1 L per 100g pasta); salt; 1 package La Moderna® rotini with vegetables, 450 g each; 100 grams basil; 1 clove garlic; 1/3 cups walnuts; 3/4 cups olive oil; 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese; salt and pepper; 2 cups cherry tomato; 2 cups Mozzarella cheese, in pearls

La Moderna

Treat mom with this delicious pasta salad with Caprese-style pesto; it is very easy to prepare and is ideal to accompany any type of food. Its intense pesto flavor combined with cherry tomatoes and the freshness of mozzarella cheese is spectacular.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 04-05-2018

Preparation

30 mins

15 mins

Low

In a pot, boil water and when it starts to boil, add salt, wait for it to regain temperature, and add La Moderna® Rotini Pasta with Vegetables; cook according to package instructions. Drain, cool, and set aside. In a processor, add basil, garlic, and walnuts until you achieve a homogeneous paste, incorporate the olive oil in a thin stream until achieving a good consistency, then add Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. In a bowl, pour the pesto sauce and add cherry tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, mix and let rest for 10 minutes. In a bowl, add La Moderna® Rotini Pasta with Vegetables and the pesto sauce, mix until everything is incorporated. Serve in a slightly deep plate and garnish with fresh basil.