Sunday, November 11, 2012

Pasta with sun dried tomatoes

Ingredients:
2 cups pasta, any preferred shape
1/2 kg cherry tomatoes, halved
3/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced
1 tbsp sun dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 tbsp fresh mozzarella, cubed
7-8 fresh basil leaves, chopped
Sauce
5 sun dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 tsp capers
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper, freshly ground

Procedure:
1. Boil 6- cups of water & season it generously with salt. Once the water has started boiling, add pasta and cook them by following instructions on the package until al dente. Drain them and run under cold tap water to prevent further cooking.
2. In a food processor take roughly chopped sun dried tomatoes, red wine vinegar, garlic clove, capers, salt & pepper and blend them together. While food processor is still on, add extra virgin olive oil to make it a fine  puree.
3. Toss together pasta with halved cherry tomatoes, slices olives, sun dried tomatoes & cubed mozarella cheese. Then mix the sauce nicely. Garnish with chopped fresh basil leaves.
4. Serve at room temperature. Enjoy!

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