Joe's Favorite Pasta Salad


Course : Salads
Serves: 2-4
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Ingredients:


8 Ounces Pasta -- cooked al dente

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 large Calamata olives -- sliced

4 medium Roma tomatoes -- cut

1 Ounce Parmesan cheese -- freshly grated

1 Ounce Pine nuts -- toasted

8 bunches fresh basil leaves -- sliced

1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
 

Preparation / Directions:


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


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