Berry Mozzarella Pasta Salad with Key Lime Pie Dressing

A summer pasta salad with strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mandarin oranges and fresh mozzarella balls. The salad is tossed together with a creamy, sweet key lime pie dressing made with vanilla yogurt and lime juice.

Course Appetizer

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 395kcal

Author Jessica (swankyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

8 ounces bow tie pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil divided
1½ pounds strawberries sliced
9 ounces raspberries
6 ounces blackberries
10 ounces mandarin oranges drained
2 cups red grapes
8 ounces mozzarella balls
¼ teaspoon black sesame seeds
1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
zest of 2 limes
zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 + ½ tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

In a large pot filled with water and 1 tablespoon olive oil, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse pasta under cold water. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil to prevent pasta from sticking together. **Pasta can be prepared the night before and stored in the refrigerator, if needed. I like this method to ensure the pasta is cold.
Slice strawberries and place in a medium bowl with raspberries, blackberries, grapes and mandarin oranges; set aside.
To make the dressing, zest the lemon and limes then set the zest aside. Combine 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt, lime juice, lemon juice, honey and brown sugar in a medium bowl and whisk until sugar has dissolved. Stir in a splash of vanilla extract. Add half the zest to the mixture and stir again.
To assemble, combine pasta and 1/2 the dressing mixture to a large bowl. Pour into a serving bowl. Next, Toss the fruit with the mozzarella balls and the remainder of the dressing. Top with renaming zest to garnish.
Serve cold

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