Our Pesto Pasta Salad combines pasta, pesto, tomatoes, bocconcini and Parmesan for a bowl full of fresh summertime flavors! This delicious summer side dish is a 5 ingredient recipe!
Bursting with summertime flavors, this pasta side dish is both delicious and gorgeous too!
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Pesto Pasta Salad
Summer is here and when our Pesto Florentine is tossed with pasta, a summer pesto pasta salad is on the menu!
Multi-colored heirloom tomatoes combine with creamy mozzarella and the bright colors of a fresh pesto.
The perfect complement to your outdoor dinner, our Italian pesto pasta salad can be a side dish, a light lunch and even a main dish topped with grilled shrimp or chicken.
Make this 5 ingredient pasta recipe your Meatless Monday dinner!
A versatile and oh-so-delicious recipe, Pesto Pasta definitely needs to be added into your recipe rotation!
Learn all about pesto, what does pesto taste like, how to make it, store it and even freeze it, along with lots more pesto recipes!
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How to make pasta salad
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- In a serving bowl combine cooked pasta, tomatoes, bocconcini, pesto and Parmesan.
- Toss until evenly coated.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. Toss before serving.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make this recipe with Pesto Florentine, Kale Pesto or storebought pesto
- Top with cooked chicken for a main dish pasta salad
Substitutions
- No time to make a homemade pesto? A store-bought pesto will taste delicious too! I love a refrigerated pesto the best.
- Like it spicy? Take it a step further and omit the pesto and spice it up with Chimichurri Sauce for an Argentinian twist!
- Change up the pasta and use pasta shells, penne or bowties in place of campanelle pasta
Ingredients
Pasta salad ingredients:
- campanelle pasta
- assorted small tomatoes
- bocconcini
- pesto
- shredded Parmesan
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Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces campanelle pasta, cooked and drained
- 8 ounces assorted small tomatoes, cut in wedges, 1 1/2 cups, such as grape, cherry and/or heirloom tomatoes
- 4 ounces bocconcini, halved, 1 cup
- 1/2 cup Pesto Florentine , Kale Pesto OR store bought prepared pesto
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
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Instructions
- In serving bowl combine pasta, tomatoes, bocconcini, pesto and Parmesan. Toss until evenly coated.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. Toss before serving.
Notes
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