Strawberry Caprese Pasta Salad

Strawberry Caprese salad is ideal for picnics or potlucks. Sweet strawberries mix with creamy cheese, basil and a lemonlike oleoresin glaze. This Strawberry Caprese salad is that the good dish to wake potlucks. Not solely is it distinctive and fascinating, however it additionally keeps well an will be created sooner than time.

To make this dish sooner than time, mix the saute and cooled alimentary paste with the strawberries and cheese cheese. once able to serve, add within the diced avocado, basil, and drizzle on the oleoresin glaze. The oleoresin glaze that I’m exploitation is really store bought. i like having it handy to drizzle over saute chicken or steaks, or roast veggies. It’ll last indefinitely in your cabinet and simply helps to elevate a basic, otherwise boring dish.

However, if you’d wish to build your own oleoresin glaze, you'll positively try this too! It solely takes 2 ingredients – oleoresin vinegar and sugar.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound pasta I used mini farfalle
• 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pint fresh strawberries stemmed and cut in half
• 1 cup mini mozzarella balls
• 1 ripe avocado pitted and diced
• 1/2 cup loosely packed torn fresh basil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 Tablespoons balsamic glaze I used Colavita

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cook pasta in salted water until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Add to a large bowl and toss with olive oil.
2. Add in strawberries, mozzarella, avocado and basil, toss gently and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.

Adapted from HERE