Photo: Fusilli alla Caprese Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound fusilli pasta
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered (about 1 1/2 pints)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves, torn
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, diced (about 1 1/4 cups)
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta into a large bowl and reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
In a medium skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, salt, and pepper. As the tomatoes cook and soften, smash them with a fork. Continue to cook until the tomatoes make a chunky style sauce, about 4 minutes. Transfer the tomato sauce to the bowl with the pasta. Toss to combine. Add the basil leaves and mozzarella. Stir to combine. Add the reserved pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time, until the pasta is moist. Serve.
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By juliana.daud_11...
New York City, NY
on December 26, 2011
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We love, love this dish at home! I usually make it once a week, because it is so easy and tasty! I follow almost exactly Giada's recipe, the only things that I do differently are that I do not add the water from the cooked pasta (the tomatoes already produce a lot of juice, I cut the cherry tomatoes in halfs and not in quarters, and I usually use the small fresh mozzarella balls (not the pearls, but the ones that are a little larger' this way I do not need to dice the cheese. The cheese never clumps, maybe because I add some extra olive oil at the end and mix everything together. I have served this dish several tomes to guests, and everyone always goes for seconds. I don't know why some people say that the dish is bland, but I find that the amount of salt really makes the difference.
By Linda Heneghan
New York, NY
on October 19, 2011
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Easy and tasty
By twilson1150
on August 21, 2011
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I loved this...where everyone thought it was bland, I thought it was really light which made this a good one!
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