Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  8             Ounces  Pasta -- cooked al denté
  1                Cup  fresh basil -- washed and dried
  1              Clove  fresh garlic -- peeled
     1/4           Cup  olive oil (or Garlic flavored oil)
     1/4           Cup  Balsamic or red wine vinegar
  15                    Calamata olives -- sliced
  4                     Roma tomatoes -- cut
  1              Ounce  Parmesan cheese -- freshly grated
  1              Ounce  Pine nuts -- toasted
  8                     fresh basil leaves -- sliced
                        fresh ground pepper

Preparation:

Mix basil, garlic, olive oil and vinegar in blender until smooth. Pour over pasta in large pasta bowl. Top with olives, parmesan, pine nuts, pepper and sliced basil.

Nutritional Information:

1214 Calories (kcal); 25g Total Fat; (18% calories from fat); 51g Protein; 199g Carbohydrate; 22mg Cholesterol; 591mg Sodium