Caprese Pasta Salad
Caprese Pasta Salad
A beautiful Spring salad!!!Perfect if you’ve got people coming around or perfect just for you!!!The flavours, colours and textures are amazing.
Ingredients
- 500 g pasta box, I used fusilli
- 8 slices prosciutto
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes cut in half or quarters
- 2 cups spinach finely chopped
- 1 bunch asparagus woody ends removed
- 200 g bocconcini cheese fresh, drained
- 1 cup basil leaves fresh
- balsamic glaze for serving
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced or fresh
- 3 tablespoons basil leaves fresh, finely sliced
- sea salt
- cracked black pepper fresh
Instructions
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place a large pot of salted water onto boil. Place baking paper on a tray and lay out the prosciutto slices. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the prosciutto, is crispy and coloured. Let it cool and break into shards for the salad. Set aside.
- Once the water has boiled. Throw the asparagus into blanch in the water for about 2-3 minutes. Keep the water, don’t drain, remove the asparagus pieces and run under cold water. Then chop them into about 3 pieces on the diagonal.
- Make sure the water is boiling again and cook pasta until al dente. Remove, drain and run under some cold water.
- For the dressing: Place all ingredients in a small bowl or jug and mix well. Adjust to taste and season well.
- To assemble the salad: In a large bowl, add the chopped spinach, cooked pasta, cherry tomatoes, asparagus pieces, prosciutto pieces, bocconcini and fresh basil. Drizzle over the dressing and toss well. Drizzle over some balsamic glaze before serving.
Notes
if you have the time, pop your cherry tomatoes in a bowl and add a drizzle of extra Virgin olive oil and season well before adding to the salad. It just adds some flavour.
Nutrition
Calories: 557kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 21gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 558mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2017IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 186mgIron: 4mg
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