Avocado, Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Pasta Salad with Pine Nuts
A Caprese salad with even more...add avocado, pine nuts and some bowtie pasta...a perfect side dish.
Servings 6 -8
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Ingredients
Salad:
- 1 lb pasta bows yes, you could substitute, but so pretty and just perfect for this dish!
- 6 ripe tomatoes sliced thin
- ½ lb. mozzarella cheese sliced into thin rounds
- 2 medium ripe avocados, halved and sliced lengthwise
- 3 Tbsp pine nuts toasted
- 1 sprig fresh basil for garnish
- Salt and Pepper
Dressing
- 9 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 ½ tsp wine vinegar
- 1 ½ tsp whole grain mustard
- pinch of sugar
- salt and pepper
- 3 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together in small bowl, mix enough with pasta to thoroughly moisten; salt and pepper to taste.
- Fill serving bowl with dressed pasta and then arrange the tomato, mozzarella and avocado in overlapping slices around the edge. Sprinkle with pine nuts and garnish with a sprig of basil.
- Drizzle remaining dressing over individual servings of pasta.