Description
A light and fresh pasta dish featuring zucchini noodles, pesto, and Caprese salad ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium zucchini
- 1/2 cup fresh basil pesto
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cubed
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Spiralize the zucchini into noodles.
- In a large bowl, combine the zucchini noodles, pesto, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella.
- Toss gently to coat the noodles and ingredients evenly with pesto.
- Season with salt and pepper to your preference.
- Top with toasted pine nuts before serving.
Notes
- For a creamier pesto, you can add a tablespoon of olive oil.
- If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can use a vegetable peeler to create wide ribbons.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Lunch
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 25g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: zucchini noodles, pesto, caprese, pasta, vegetarian, healthy, quick meal, no cook