Lemon Basil Bow Tie Salad with Burrata
The lemon basil dressing for this pasta salad is sooo good! Tossed up with some bow ties, roasted asparagus, finely sliced radish and baby peas and of course topped with some creamy burrata. So so good! Add this to your next BBQ and watch it disappear!
Ingredients
Lemon Basil Dressing
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 cups fresh basil
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- rind from 1 whole lemon
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- few grinds or so of pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
Pasta Salad
- 454 grams Bow Tie Pasta
- 1 whole Burrata
- 1 bunch Asparagus, Roasted and chopped
- 1 cup baby peas. refreshed in hot water just for a minute
- 4-5 whole radish, chopped fine
Instructions
- Put all the dressing ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water generously and cook the bow ties until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Cook the peas just for a minute or so then rinse under cold water.
- Roast the asparagus coated with a little olive oil and salt and pepper on a baking sheet at 425F for about 7-9 minutes until tender. Remove and chop into pieces once cooled.
- Toss your pasta with your veggies and dressing. Reserve a little dressing for serving. Top with the Burrata and dig in. Best served at room temperature. If making ahead reserve some of the dressing to refresh when serving and bring to room temperature first.