Caprese Pasta
A fresh and easy Caprese-style pasta with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil.
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- •Tomatoespulpy variety, seeds removed
- •2-3 pinches Salt
- •1 clove Garliclightly crushed
- •4-5 leaves Basil leaveslightly crushed
- •1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oilper person
- •Black pepper(optional)freshly ground
- •1/2 pound Mozzarellafior di latte or buffalo, diced
- •Rigatoni pastaor any preferred pasta
- •Parmigiano-Reggiano cheesegrated
- 1
Peel and chop the tomatoes, removing seeds and water.
10 min
- 2
Add salt to tomatoes and let sit for 10 minutes to extract more water.
10 min
- 3
Blend tomatoes to preferred texture.
2 min
- 4
Add crushed garlic, basil, olive oil, and black pepper to the tomato mixture. Let rest for 15 minutes.
15 min
- 5
Dice mozzarella and set aside.
2 min
- 6
Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente.
10 min
- 7
Remove garlic from tomato mixture and add grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
2 min
- 8
Drain pasta and mix with tomato sauce and mozzarella.
5 min
- 9
Chill in fridge for 10 minutes or serve immediately.
10 min
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