Burrata and Roasted Pepper Pasta Salad
This Burrata and Roasted Pepper Pasta Salad is a vibrant, flavor-packed dish that's perfect for everything from weeknight dinners to summer gatherings. Tender pasta is tossed with sweet roasted peppers, kalamata olives, crunchy pine nuts, and a delicious dressing, then finished with creamy burrata for a rich, irresistible bite.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 bell peppers one red, one yellow and one orange
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 8 oz farfalle pasta
- 10 oz halved cherry tomatoes
- ½ red onion very thinly sliced into pieces 1 inch long
- ⅔ cup halved kalamata olives
- 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
- 1 cup shredded basil leaves
- 1 large burrata
- Balsamic glaze/reduction
Dressing
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup aged balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp finely chopped capers
- 1 tsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 Degrees Fahrenheit
- Place the bell peppers on a sheet pan, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and roast for 35 minutes, flipping halfway through until they are blistered and slightly charred on all sides. Allow the bell peppers to rest on the counter for 10 minutes before peeling the skin off of the peppers, slicing them in half, removing the stem and seeds and then cutting the peppers into thin strips.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add in the farfalle pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Drain the cooked pasta and rinse until cold water. Add the pasta to a large salad bowl
- In a small bowl whisk together the ingredients for the dressing.
- To the bowl with the pasta add the cherry tomatoes, red onion, olives, pine nuts and basil along with the strips of bell pepper. Pour the dressing overtop and toss until well coated.
- Break the burrata into 5-6 pieces and arrange them on top of the pasta salad. Drizzle everything with balsamic reduction and garnish with additional chopped basil and pine nuts
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2368IU | Vitamin C: 89mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg