tomato and basil pasta salad

Name: Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 box(es) bow tie pasta boiled, rinsed under cold water and drained; 1/2-3/4 cup(s) light mayo ( i used hellmans) and 1/2 a cup; 1/4 cup(s) light sour cream; 7 ounce(s) basil pesto refrigerated brand from grocery store; 3 tablespoon(s) capers; 1/2 cup(s) choppedred bell pepper any type ( fresh, pickled etc. ); 1/2 cup(s) chopped oil packed black olives chopped or sandwich olives rinsed.well and drained; 3/4 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper; 3/4 teaspoon(s) garlic salt; 1 tablespoon(s) parsley flakes; 2 tablespoon(s) parmagiano origiano cheese; 8 ounce(s) fresh mozzarella cheese cut into small pieces; 1 pint(s) grape tomatoes quartered; 2 tablespoon(s) balsamic vinegar

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Private Recipe by

Nor Mac

@Adashofloverecipepage

Northern, MA

I love just about anything with pesto in it. This is a version of pesto pasta salad I came up with. It is lightened up a bit , with light sour cream and light mayo. It is full of Italian flavors. I hope you all enjoy my version.

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yield 10 -12

prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For tomato and basil pasta salad

1 box

bow tie pasta boiled, rinsed under cold water and drained
1/2-3/4 c

light mayo ( i used hellmans) and 1/2 a cup
1/4 c

light sour cream
7 oz

basil pesto refrigerated brand from grocery store
3 Tbsp

capers
1/2 c

choppedred bell pepper any type ( fresh, pickled etc. )
1/2 c

chopped oil packed black olives chopped or sandwich olives rinsed.well and drained
3/4 tsp

ground black pepper
3/4 tsp

garlic salt
1 Tbsp

parsley flakes
2 Tbsp

parmagiano origiano cheese
8 oz

fresh mozzarella cheese cut into small pieces
1 pt

grape tomatoes quartered
2 Tbsp

balsamic vinegar

How To Make tomato and basil pasta salad

1
Boil pasta aldente. Drain and cool.

2
Chop the Pickled sweet red bell pepper, olives and Mozzarella cheese. Set aside.
3
Mix the pesto, sorcream, and mayonaise together. Toss mixture together with the pasta.
4
Season with the black pepper, parsley and garlic salt. Add in the red bell pepper Capers, olives, mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Toss together well.
5
Chop the tomatoes and combine with balsamic vinegar. Fold into pasta salad. Refrigerate a minimum of 1 to 2 hours and serve
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