PASTA SALAD WITH ZUCCHINI PESTO, MOZZARELLA AND DRIED TOMATOES

Main Dish

If you are looking for a refreshing and balanced recipe for your future picnic or for your lunch box at work, our creamy pasta salad with zucchini pesto, mozzarella and dried tomatoes is absolutely a must-try! This delicious combination of pasta, fresh zucchini pesto, dried tomatoes and the deliciousness of mozzarella will become an obsession ;-). Make this salad ahead of time and keep it refrigerated for an easy, take-anywhere lunch. Follow the guide to make this pasta salad in no time!

Ingredients

Salad:

• 7 oz pasta
• 1.5 oz dried tomatoes
• 4.5 oz mozzarella (di buffala or fior di latte)
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper

Zucchini pesto :

• 10 oz zucchini
• 1 oz pine nuts
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 oz parmesan cheese
• 6 basil leaves
• 1/2 garlic clove

Materials

• Bowl
• Strainer
• Cutting board
• Blender

Preparation

• Step 1:

  Cook the pasta in boiling salted water. Drain them and run them under cold water in the colander to stop the cooking.

• Step 2:

  Meanwhile, prepare the zucchini pesto: Wash the zucchini, dry them, cut the ends and grate them. Remove the water from the zucchini by squeezing it with a cloth and transfer it to a blender. Add the parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, basil, salt and pepper. Then mix until you obtain a creamy and homogeneous mixture.

• Step 3:

  Cut the mozzarella and dried tomatoes into small pieces.

• Step 4:

  Transfer the pasta to a salad bowl and add 4 tablespoons of zucchini pesto. Mix well with 2 spoons, then add the mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, pepper, salt and a drizzle of olive oil.

• Step 5:

  There you are! You can store the pasta salad in the refrigerator or serve it immediately.

You may like

• Pasta salad with roasted tomatoes
• Pasta salad with tomato, feta cheese, and olives
• Pasta and chicken salad

read more

2024-10-29T23:06:44Z