Pasta Caprese (Pasta with Mozzarella and Sun-dried Tomatoes)

I bought some fresh mozzarella the other week but completely forgot about it. So when I remembered that I had it in the fridge, I looked around for recipes that use mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes (which I still have in the fridge as well) and found this. It looked really simple and I had all of the ingredients, so yay! Unfortunately, once I opened the pack of mozzarella, I discovered that it had gone bad and I had to make alternate plans. But the recipe was still buzzing around in my mind, so a couple of days later, I went and got another pack of mozzarella from the supermarket. So here we go. =)

What you need:

100g pasta, of your choice

40g fresh mozzarella

5 sundried tomatoes in oil, drained

Handful of fresh basil leaves

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Salt and black pepper, for seasoning

What you do:

1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add in the pasta and cool until al dente, around 10 minutes, then drain and allow to cool.
2. Meanwhile, roughly chop the mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes.
3. In a bowl, mix together the mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, basil and olive oil.
4. Toss the mozzarella mixture with the cooled pasta and mix well, seasoning with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Serve.

This is very very similar to a recent recipe I posted, pasta with sundried tomatoes and feta cheese. It's just a change of cheese, really. When it comes to cheese, mozzarella is not a favourite of mine except on pizzas, maybe. It's a bit... bland, to me. I suppose with anything, the fresher it is, the better it will taste. I probably haven't found the right mozzarella yet, maybe. I definitely prefer the feta cheese version better. Or maybe Cheddar! Mmmmmm! <3

But anyways, this is a super easy recipe, and easy enough to substitute and add what you like, I suppose. It definitely needs some meat in there. I had it with some spicy chicken wings from Chicken Cottage. Those are soooo delicious! I was getting a bit bored of them, but then, they changed the recipe a little, I think. There's some sort of... spice powder in there, or something. Some masala mix, maybe. And it's delicious! At least for me.

Anyways, I got a bit sidetracked. I wasn't too impressed with this dish. It was okay, but nothing too special. Looks gorgeous though. Oh well, maybe I'll have better luck next time. =)

Quote of the day: The difference of a single day is perceptible. Vegetables can only be tasted in perfection, gathered the same day.