Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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Total Time:
27 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
12 min
Yield:
6 to 8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound fusilli (spirals) pasta
  • Kosher salt
  • Olive oil
  • 1 pound ripe tomatoes, medium-diced
  • 3/4 cup good black olives, such as kalamata, pitted and diced
  • 1 pound fresh mozzarella, medium-diced
  • 6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped

For the dressing:

  • 5 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons good olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, diced
  • 1 teaspoon capers, drained
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
  • 1 cup packed basil leaves, julienned

Directions

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking together. Boil for 12 minutes, or according to the directions on the package. Drain well and allow to cool. Place the pasta in a bowl and add the tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.

For the dressing, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, salt, and pepper in a food processor until almost smooth.

Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and toss well.

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Pinot Grigio

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Citrusy, light white wine

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  • on April 03, 2013

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    I am with everyone else on this one,It was exceptional, and I am not a huge pasta salad fan. I made this for Easter dinner, as I had several guests who typically just pick at most green salads. Not only did everyone absolutely love it, I loved it. What I particularly loved about it was the amount of feta. It was perfect. It was also very easy. 100% of my guests absolutely raved about it. I will make this again, just for my husband and me as a meatless meal. It had a restaurant quality taste. Superb!

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  • on March 21, 2013

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    Honestly, how are people liking this? There were so few bad reviews that I thought it would be a great recipe - it's not. The salty taste most people are complaining about is the overabundance of cheese and the sundried tomatoes which, as an absolute lover of it, I was surprised just how overboard she went with the amount. It's entirely too much and as someone else pointed out, you're wasting your money on the mozzarella. You can't taste it for anything, and that's using a very fresh amount.

    All in all, a severe disappointment.

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  • on March 20, 2013

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    Absolutely delicious!! I would be proud to take this pasta salad to any event and sit back and receive the compliments. My husband loves it!! Thank you Ina for a wonderful recipe that I'll be making for a very long time. My new favorite pasta salad!

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