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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Dice tomatoes and mozzarella cheese into 1/2 inch pieces; place in medium bowl. | 2. Mix in basil, olive oil, vinegar, garlic and red pepper flakes. | 3. Season as desired with salt and pepper. | 4. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. | 5. Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until al dente (about 9 minutes). | 6. Drain pasta and return to same pot. | 7. Add tomato& cheese mixture and toss with pasta over low heat until cheese begins to melt. | 8. Transfer pasta to platter or large bowl and sprinkle with pine nuts. | 9. Garnish with basil leaves if desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
plum tomato	1		ripe seeded halved	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
mozzarella cheese	8	ounces	shredded	734.8188	61.7339	30.7535	40.5284
basil	1/2	cup	sliced julienned	2.76	0.318	0.37799999999999995	0.0768
extra virgin olive oil	3 -4	tablespoons		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
red wine vinegar	2	tablespoons		5.662000000000001	0.0805	0.0119	0.0
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
red pepper flake	1/4	teaspoon	dried	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
salt pepper				302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
rotelle pasta	12	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
pine nut	1/4	cup	toasted	227.1375	4.4145	4.6204	23.0749
basil leaf				302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.