Protein Packed Pantry Pasta and Caprese Salad

Thu, 24 August 2023

Ingredients

 

• Bunalun Organic Fusilli Pasta
• 1 Tin Bunalun Borlotti Beans
• 1 Jar Roasted Red Peppers
• 2 Shallots Finely Diced
• Tbsp Olives (optional)
• 25g hard cheese (pecorino, mature cheddar)
• Tbsp Pasta Cooking Water.
• Roasted Vegetables
• Fresh Basil
• 2 Toons Bridge Mozzarella Balls
• Tbsp Pine Nuts
• Variety of Tomatoes
• The Real Olive 12 Year Aged Balsamic
• The Real Olive Extra Mature Olive Oil.

 

Method

 

• Roast vegetables and set aside.
• Gently saute the shallots, add in the peppers to heat through.
• Toast the nuts on a tray format.minutes at 170 degrees.
• Drain the borlotti beans.
• Salt and pepper.
• Place the peppers and shallots in blitzer, add in the beans and the cheddar, salt and pepper. Blitz until smooth.
• Add to cooked pasta and roasted vegetables.
• Garnish with fresh basil leaves and torn mozzarella.
• Marvellous meal in minutes!
• Caprese salad is simply torn mozzarella, lots of juicy tomatoes and fresh basil leaves. I always drizzle a little aged balsamic, good olive oil and a crack of sea salt.