Caprese Pasta

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  First, prepare a large pot, fill it with water for the pasta, and bring it to a boil over high heat. Salt the water, and once it starts boiling, add the pasta to the pot and cook for 17–18 minutes over high heat. After cooking, drain the pasta.
• 2
  Meanwhile, peel the garlic and slice it thinly, wash the cherry tomatoes, and cut them in half. Then take a medium-sized pan and heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic slices to the pan and sauté over medium heat for 1 minute.
• 3
  Next, add the cherry tomatoes, lightly crush them with a wooden spoon, and continue to sauté everything for 4–5 minutes over medium heat.
• 4
  Finally, add the drained pasta to the pan. Tear the basil roughly, cut the mozzarella into larger pieces, and add them to the pan as well. Season the pasta with pepper, mix, divide into individual plates, and serve.