# Crispy Prosciutto Caprese Pasta Salad

This recipe is a delightful fusion of Caprese salad and pasta, featuring crispy prosciutto, creamy bocconcini, toasted pine nuts, sweet cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and a light balsamic dressing.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 250 g pasta of choice, cooked
- 70 g prosciutto
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 120 g small bocconcini balls, sliced in half
- 0.25 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 15 leaves fresh basil, sliced
- 0.25 cup grated parmesan cheese
- balsamic glaze, drizzled to taste
- fresh cracked pepper, to taste
- 0.125 cup olive oil
- 0.5 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 0.5 juice of lemon
- salt and pepper, to taste

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Line a tray, lay out prosciutto, and bake 5-10 minutes until crispy (watch closely).
3. Let prosciutto cool.
4. Cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.
5. Drain and rinse pasta under cold water to cool.
6. Toast pine nuts in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring until golden.
7. Whisk together olive oil, Dijon, honey, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, salt & pepper until smooth.
8. In a large bowl, add pasta, cherry tomatoes, bocconcini, basil & pine nuts.
9. Break in the crispy prosciutto.
10. Pour over dressing and toss gently.
11. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.
12. Add lots of grated parmesan + black pepper.
13. Toss again.

## Equipment

- oven
- tray
- dry pan
- large bowl

## Tips

- The prosciutto will crisp up more as it cools.
- Toast pine nuts in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring until golden.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWl-UGGjGNW/?igsh=bmZoaWZndXBoaDZo
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/75c056c4-ec27-4809-8f63-f56eb4ccb331
- Extracted: 2026-04-20

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