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| Pasta Salad |
| Recipe contributed by Dennis De Klerk |
| Ingredients |
- 1 pound mini penne
- 6 plum tomatoes medium dice (1/2 to 3/4 inch)
- 1 large clove garlic (minced very fine)
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 or 5 large basil leaves
- 1/3 cup minced flat leaf parsley
- 15-20 oil cured black olives pitted and roughly chopped
- 1 cup crumbled dry ricotta or feta
- Salt & pepper to taste
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| Preparation |
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Place tomatoes, oil and garlic in the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Stir and allow to sit at room temperature while preparing pasta. Boil pasta until al dente, drain and add to bowl with tomatoes. Toss to throroughly coat all pasta. Allow to cool to room temperature, add herbs, olives, cheese, salt and pepper. Mix well and serve. Makes 6-8 servings.
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