Pasta Caprese Recipe – tomato mozzarella basil pasta
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Pasta Caprese Recipe – tomato mozzarella basil pasta
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Ingredients
- 6.5 oz fusilli pasta (185g)
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 large cloves garlic
- 4 medium tomatoes 1 lb (450g)
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice or to taste
- a few tablespoons pasta cooking water
- 7 oz mozzarella (200g) preferably mozzarella di bufala
- a small handful of fresh basil leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta al dente (it should have a little bite to it but be cooked through). Drain, reserving about 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water (!).
- Place the tomatoes in a large bowl. Using a sharp knife, slice a shallow X into the bottom of tomatos. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, leave them for a minute in hot water, then drain. Peel the tomatoes and cut into ½ inch (1.5 cm) cubes.
- Peel and cut the garlic into thin slices.
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large frying pan, add the garlic, cook over medium heat for about a minute.
- Add the tomatoes with their juices, pasta cooking water, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook for a few minutes until the tomatoes form a sauce but are still chunky.
- Remove the pan from the heat, add the cooked pasta, torn into small pieces mozzarella, and basil leaves. Toss everything together, season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Important tips:
pasta should be cooked al dente use fresh, summer, ripe tomatoes use olive oil and butter or just olive oil the best for this dish is mozzarella di bufala, it's really worth buying it! do not use low-moisture (yellow) mozzarella don't omit the lemon zest and juice
- pasta should be cooked al dente
- use fresh, summer, ripe tomatoes
- use olive oil and butter or just olive oil
- the best for this dish is mozzarella di bufala, it's really worth buying it! do not use low-moisture (yellow) mozzarella
- don't omit the lemon zest and juice
- You could also add pan-fried chicken or shrimp to this dish. You could season them with Italian herbs and garlic powder.
- If you forgot to reserve pasta cooking water, you can add corn starch slurry to the sauce by stirring 1/8 tsp of corn starch with 1 Tbsp of cold water.
- Calories = 1 serving (1/2 of the recipe). This is only an estimate!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
716kcal
(36%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 716 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 716kcal | 36% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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