Pasta Salads are so delicious and simple to make on hot summer days. This Caprese Pasta Salad will be a great addition to your picnics and potluck dinners. Best of all, it is fast, so simple, and has a great eye appeal with the red, purple, and green! Add grilled chicken or shrimp and you have a complete meal!

What makes this salad so simple is…..purchase the smallest tomatoes so you don’t need to cut them in half, get the minced basil in the produce department, and use mozzarella pearls. It takes just a few minutes to cook and assemble the salad. The flavor is the best if the salad can be refrigerated for 4 hours or more if you can wait that long.

Caprese Pasta Salad, THM S, SF

• Ingredients:
• 12-ounces (1 box) Dreamfield Pasta
• 3 cups cherry tomatoes
• 2 8-ounce packages of mozzarella balls, I prefer the pearls
• 1 cup finely diced red onion
• 1 12-gram package chopped basil or 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/3 cup Avocado Oil Blend
• 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoon THM Gentle Sweet
• 1 teaspoon mineral salt
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Instructions: Fill a 4-quart pot with 2 quarts water. Bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until 6-7 minutes or until al dente. Drain. Rinse with cold water. Set aside. If using larger mozzarella balls, cut in half. Toss the pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella pearls, red onion, and basil together. With a whisk, whisk together the oil, vinegar, Gentle Sweet, salt, pepper, and garlic. Pour over pasta. Toss to coat. Refrigerate to 4 hours or more for the flavors to combine. 12 servings

I sprinkled coarse black pepper over the salad before serving. I love the pop it gives to your taste buds!

Summertime and pasta salads go hand in hand. As you can see by the pictures/recipes below, I love to make pasta salads. Here is a few of my favorites.

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Dreamfields Pasta can be found in most large supermarkets and can also be bought from Amazon. The added prebiotic fiber on this pasta helps to promote healthy digestion and overall gut health.

White Balsamic Vinegar is a flavorful vinegar that is is so tasty in this salad. You can also use red wine vinegar.

I purchased this Avocado Oil Blend to try and I love it. It have a great flavor in this salad.

These white dishes are great to showcase your foods. The simplicity and elegance of the design can be used anytime.

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Caprese Pasta Salad, THM S

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Servings 12

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 12- ounces 1 box Dreamfield Pasta
• 3 cups cherry tomatoes
• 2 8- ounce packages of mozzarella balls I prefer the pearls
• 1 cup finely diced red onion
• 1 12- gram package chopped basil or 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/3 cup olive/avocado oil
• 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoon THM Gentle Sweet
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves minced

Instructions

1. Instructions: Fill a 4-quart pot with 2 quarts water. Bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until 6-7 minutes or until al dente. Drain. Rinse with cold water. Set aside. If using larger mozzarella balls, cut in half. Toss the pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella pearls, red onion, and basil together. With a whisk, whisk together the oil, vinegar, Gentle Sweet, sale, pepper, and garlic. Pour over pasta. Toss to coat. Refrigerate to 4 hours or more for the flavors to combine. 12 servings

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