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Bocconcini Pasta Salad

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8-10 serves
time
30 minutes

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Light, fresh, and bursting with flavour – this Bocconcini Pasta Salad is your go-to salad for summer!

Creamy Bocconcini, pasta, and vibrant veggies make the perfect balance of texture and taste.

A refreshing and easy side (or meal) for every summer day!

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Ingredients

2 x 220g tubs Cherry Bocconcini
500g spiral pasta (or pasta of choice)
1/4 cup + extra olive oil
2 punnets assorted cherry tomatoes, halved
2 cups mixed lettuce leaves
4 baby cucumbers, thinly sliced lengthwise
1 zucchini, spiralised
sea salt & cracked black pepper
for pesto sauce
1/3 cup Grated Parmesan Tub
1/4 cup toasted pinenuts
2 cups basil leaves
1/4 cup olive oil

Preparation

1 For the pesto dressing, place the garlic and a pinch of salt into a food processor, blitz until roughly chopped, add pinenuts and blitz until a rough paste forms.
2 Add basil, process until finely chopped then drizzle in the olive oil to emulsify.
3 Add parmesan and pulse to combine.
4 Cook pasta according to packet instructions, dress with olive oil and season with salt & pepper and allow to cool.
5 To assemble, place pasta into a trifle bowl and top with a layer of pesto dressing.
6 Mix together bocconcini and tomatoes in a large bowl, season with salt & pepper and place on top of the pesto.
7 Mix together lettuce leaves, cucumber and zucchini in a large bowl, season with salt & pepper and arrange on top.
8 Drizzle with extra olive oil just before serving. Mix at the table and enjoy.

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