Creamy Balsamic Pasta & White Bean Salad
with Mozzarella, Grape Tomatoes & Garlic Toast
- Wheat
- Soy
- Milk
- Eggs
Bouncy, curly cavatappi pasta stars in this fresh, flavorful pasta salad that’s packed with cannellini beans, cucumber, tomatoes, and mozzarella. A creamy balsamic dressing ties it all together, and crunchy, golden ciabatta toast spread with garlic butter makes a perfect pairing. Best of all, it’s on the table in a speedy 20 minutes!
Ingredients
1 unit
Ciabatta
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
1 unit
Cannellini Beans
6 ounce
Cavatappi Pasta
(Contains: Wheat)
½ cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
½ teaspoon
Dried Oregano
2 unit
Scallions
3 ounce
Creamy Balsamic Dressing
(Contains: Eggs)
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Trim and quarter cucumber lengthwise; slice into 1⁄4-inch- thick quarter-moons. Halve tomatoes. Trim and thinly slice scallions. Drain and rinse beans. • Once water is boiling, add cavatappi to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water for at least 30 seconds; shake off any excess water.
• In a large bowl, combine drained cavatappi, cucumber, tomatoes, scallions, beans, mozzarella, dressing, half the garlic powder, half the oregano, 1⁄2 tsp salt, and a drizzle of olive oil (all the oregano and 1 tsp salt for 4 servings). (You’ll use the rest of the garlic powder in the next step.) Toss until well coated. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. • Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Place 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until softened, 15-20 seconds. Stir in remaining garlic powder. • Halve ciabatta lengthwise and toast until golden. Spread with garlic butter. • Cut garlic toast on a diagonal into triangles.
• Divide pasta salad between bowls. Serve with garlic toast on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some found it refreshing and delicious, while others felt it lacked flavor. Consider adding extra herbs or a zestier dressing for more oomph 🌿.
- Ease of prep: Very quick and easy to make, with generous portions that often provided leftovers for the next day.
- Suggestions: Try adding more vegetables, protein (like tuna or chicken), or a tangy Italian dressing to boost flavor and texture.
- Portions: Large servings were appreciated, often providing enough for two meals or leftovers the next day.
- Texture: Some enjoyed the mix, while others found the beans' texture odd with pasta. Consider adjusting bean quantity to preference.
Reviews from our home cooks
This salad perhaps needs to be eaten immediately. I put it in the fridge for a few hours and it was too dry when I took it out. It was bland. I added more balsamic, some chopped dill pickles, chopped green onion and more tomato. That salvaged it.
Made a ton, which was great! I prefer a bit more zing in the dressing. I suppose it's because I'm used to a similar recipe that I've made before of a pasta salad with similar ingredients and I use Wishbone Italian Dressing in that. Just seemed like it needed something more in the dressing.
End of the day, it's just pasta salad. But this is probably the first time a meal had so much food that we had leftovers, and I love any thing with white beans so.
Very refreshing & delicious, plus the ease of prep was way too good to pass up :)
It was good, a little dry. I added a bit of olive oil mayo.
My bf was a huge fan of this, he wanted my leftovers. It could use onion!
I was impressed my picky eater husband loved this salad.
It would be even better with the option for whole wheat pasta
I think the toast is too much on top of the carb-heavy macaroni. I just saved the toast for later
Prefer green veggie side rather than bread. Did not like that it was Cold - maybe state that in title?
