The dressing for this roasted tomato pesto pasta salad recipe uses the leftover tomato juices from the baking dish along with roasted garlic, basil pesto and balsamic vinegar. It also has torn fresh mozzarella and toasted pine nuts.
Few things say summer more than easy pasta salad and pesto. And when they’re paired together, they are fantastic for side dish or a filling vegetarian main dish. You can’t go wrong with classic Italian ingredients like tomatoes, basil and mozzarella.
This roasted tomato pesto pasta salad is a no-mayo pasta salad that’s light, bright and pleasantly punchy and acidic thanks to the tomatoes and balsamic vinegar. It’s perfect for a picnic or potluck.
Even though they are roasted, the combination of mozzarella, tomatoes and basil might make you want to call it a Caprese pasta salad. Of course, that is totally fine! This recipe is not shy about crediting it as inspiration.
I just wrote my version of a love letter to my favorite sauce that’s basically a how to make pesto tutorial. As challenging as it was to control my gushing, my hope is that you will be convinced that pesto is the ultimate recipe hack. A few spoons into dressing, pasta or grains, and you have the ultimate flavor boost.
There’s just something about a pesto salad that feels incredibly appropriate to the season and to the moment. This dish and others may have you convinced to keep jar on-hand in the fridge at all times. You can make it in a food processor or blender. It’s so simple.
This is what you need:
Even though this pesto pasta salad already has plenty going on, you can add extra ingredients. Here are a few ideas:
You can serve the pasta salad warm, at room temperature or chilled. It’s good pretty much any which way. You will just need to taste and adjust the seasonings.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
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The dressing for this roasted tomato pesto pasta salad recipe uses the leftover tomato juices from the baking dish along with roasted garlic, basil pesto and balsamic vinegar.
Keywords: pesto pasta salad, roasted tomato pasta
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