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Pesto pasta salad w tomatoes and mozzarella takes several minutes to prepare.

Pesto pasta salad w tomatoes and mozzarella takes several minutes to cook.

Pesto pasta salad w tomatoes and mozzarella makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Pesto pasta salad w tomatoes and mozzarella are:

4 serving Barilla Farfalle (BowTie) pasta (2 oz. / 56gr)
32 tbsp Basil
2 tbsp Olive Oil
0.5 tsp Salt
0.25 tsp Pepper, black
1 clove Garlic
8 oz Tomato, grape (3oz = appro 12 tomatoes)
1 cup Tomatoes - sm cherry tomatoes
3 oz Mozzarella Cheese, whole milk
1 oz Romano Cheese

Here is how you make Pesto pasta salad w tomatoes and mozzarella:

Cook pasta omitting salt and fat. Drain and place in large bowl. Combine 2 cups fresh basil, olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic clove and 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind in food processor. Process until smooth. Add basil mixture, fresh mozzarella cut into half inch cubes and yellow and red halved tomatoes to bowl of pasta. Toss. Add grated Romano cheese.Serving Size: 4 two cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AHOYTX.

The nutritional information for Pesto pasta salad w tomatoes and mozzarella is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 381.5

• Total Fat: 14.6 g
• Cholesterol: 24.2 mg
• Sodium: 511.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 14.8 g