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Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad

Published Mar 28, 2016 by Allyson · 26 Comments
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Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad is a delicious spring and summer salad that is lightened up with Greek Yogurt!

With my garden rapidly growing, my herbs and tomatoes are sprouting like CRAZY! They are so tasty and had to include them in this fresh Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad! It's lightened up by using Greek yogurt in place of mayo, and you will love the fresh tang it brings to the Caprese Potato Salad!

Basil Garden

I wanted to use the fresh basil from my garden, which I was super excited about. I love growing different things and then using them in my meals! I harvested the basil and made a delicious creamy basil pesto!  It's simple and all you really need is a blender or food processor.  I wanted it to be healthy though, not mayo based, so I decided to experiment with greek yogurt.  It turned out delicious!

Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad is a delicious spring and summer salad that is lightened up with Greek Yogurt!

I added grape tomatoes and chunks of fresh mozzarella to have a 'caprese' salad, and it would great! Using the greek yogurt in place of the mayo in the 'creamy pesto' really lightened things up, and made the flavor of the fresh basil pop.

Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad

Great times to serve this Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad:

  • Hosting a Memorial Day BBQ?! Whip this up and serve in a gorgeous serving bowl for your guests!
  • This Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad is always a hit over the fourth of July! Your fresh basil should be plentiful by then as well as your tomatoes!
  • With Labor Day a hop skip away from the 4th, this salad can be made for any holiday occasion!
  • Hosting friends for a pool party?! Cook this up the day before and allow flavors to meld in the fridge overnight - YUM!
  • Serve alongside this delicious and healthy Air Fryer Fish!

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Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
refrigerate
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
 
Course: Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: creamy pesto caprse potato salad
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup packed fresh basil
  • ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive oil
  • ¼ cup pine nuts or other nuts
  • ¾ cup plain greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ TBS lemon juice
  • 3 lbs red potatoes washed, dried, and cubed
  • 2 cups grape tomatoes
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cubed
Instructions
  1. Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and cook for 8 minutes. Strain and run cold water over potatoes to stop cooking.
  2. While cooking, prepare the pesto: In a food processor combine basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, black pepper, and salt. Pulse a few times to chop everything up. Once chopped, add lemon juice and start processing. Slowly add olive oil while mixing, and you will see the ingredients start to come together like a paste/pesto. I use about ¼th cup but you might use more or less. Turn off and scrape down sides. Add Greek yogurt to food processor, and then process for about 30 seconds or until completely combined.
  3. In a large mixing or serving bowl, combine cooled potatoes, tomatoes, mozzarella, and then add the creamy pesto on top. Using a spatula, carefully fold the pesto into the potatoes, making sure to coat evenly. You don't want to mash the tomatoes or potatoes so do this carefully and slowly.
  4. Once evenly coated, cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. Serve and enjoy!
Creamy Pesto Caprese Potato Salad is a delicious spring and summer salad that is lightened up with Greek Yogurt!

 

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  1. Shannah @ Just Us Four

    May 28, 2014 at 11:06 am

    My basil plant is thriving right now so I will definitely be giving this a try. It looks delicious.

    Reply
  2. Robin (Masshole Mommy)

    May 28, 2014 at 11:09 am

    That sounds delicious and absolutely perfect for summer cookouts!

    Reply
  3. Dria @ Dio

    May 28, 2014 at 11:15 am

    This sounds absolutely delicious! I love pesto and never thought to use it on potato salad, that's genius!

    Reply
  4. Debbie L.

    May 28, 2014 at 11:33 am

    Your potato salad looks delicious! I love potato salad - I never thought to add pesto!

    Reply
  5. Amanda @ Growing Up Madison

    May 28, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    Oh this sounds absolutely divine. I'll just have to take out the nuts since I have nut allergy but other than that I so want to give this a try.

    Reply
  6. mamatomanyblessings

    May 28, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    Love pesto, I have never heard of adding greek yogurt to it, this sounds amazing!

    Reply
  7. Vanessa Barker

    May 28, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    Oh my gosh, this looks so amazing and refreshing for the summer. I've pinned it to try at our next BBQ

    Reply
  8. popcosmo

    May 28, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    Not only does your recipe look fabulously delish, your garden is amazing!! And so are your photos! Great recipe (and blog)!

    Reply
  9. Lexie Lane

    May 28, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    Basil is also really good and healthy and a natural antibiotic. I know I used to eat it quite a bit when I had pain during my pregnancy. But this pesto potato salad looks great and I would love to try this!

    Reply
  10. lisa galuna (@LisaGaluna)

    May 28, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    Looks Delicious I Can't Wait To Make The Recipe!!

    Reply
  11. Pam W

    May 28, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    This looks so mouthwatering! I would love to try this!

    Reply
  12. dee136

    May 28, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    Everything is growing beautifully and this looks like a great recipe. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Lois Alter Mark

    May 28, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    What a great idea for summer! Will definitely try it, and I'm so impressed at your green thumb!

    Reply
  14. Amy Desrosiers

    May 28, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    Oh my goodness, this sounds awesome and looks great! I have all the veggies needed too in my garden!

    Reply
  15. Virginia Higgins (@thatbaldchick)

    May 28, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    I usually don't eat potato salad, but this would be an exception! It looks so tasty!

    Reply
  16. Amanda

    May 29, 2014 at 7:15 am

    That sounds really delicious. I loved when we planted potatoes in our garden! They did really awesome!

    Reply
  17. Rebekah

    May 29, 2014 at 7:44 am

    I bet that's delicious! I never would have considered making a potato salad like that.

    Reply
  18. Danielle

    May 29, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    Your herb garden is beautiful. And this salad looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  19. Liz Mays

    May 29, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    I've got some basil that's about ready to be used too. Your salad sounds amazing!

    Reply
  20. Janeane Davis (@janeanedavis)

    June 03, 2014 at 1:10 am

    It is really wonderful that you can grow part of the ingredients for your food yourself. The salad sounds so wonderful and delicious.

    Reply
  21. Fallon

    June 29, 2015 at 3:58 pm

    This looks great! I'm a huge fan of caprese salads & potatoes, so I can't wait to try this. I also really like the salad bowl shown in the pictures. Where did you get it?

    Reply
    • Allyson

      June 29, 2015 at 4:32 pm

      The one in the front, the green one? It's from TJ Maxx, but I bought them about 3 years ago - love them though! I always see cute bowls there 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  22. JWEST

    June 30, 2016 at 12:54 am

    looks great, it's 1:am not cooking now. can't print, too many pics to print, paste etc even copy paste to phone app for shopping...:(

    Reply
  23. J WEST

    June 30, 2016 at 12:56 am

    I got it highlighted and printed to a e-document. look forward to trying this weekend

    Reply
    • Allyson

      June 30, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      HI! Next time just scroll down to the recipe widget, and you can click print in the upper right hand corner. This makes it so just the recipe prints out for you!

      Reply

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