Recipe

Pasta Fresca Recipe

	Justinm / All my dishes 2 years, 8 months ago Simple and fast pasta sauce Prep:10m Cook:16m Servings:8	Justinm
	italian simple pasta sauce

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Ingredients

1 cup kalamata olives

12 medium size tomatoes

3 teaspoons salt

1/2 cup olive oil

12 cloves of garlic, minced

4 large shallots, or 2 small onions, diced

1 cup walnut pieces

1 teaspoon dried chili peppers, or 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

2 cups lightly packed fresh basil, coarsely chopped

2 teaspoons fresly ground black pepper

8 servings fresh or dried pasta, any flavour/style

4 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated just before serving

Directions

Bring 12 cups of water and two teaspoons of salt to a boil in a large pot.

At the same time, in a large pot over medium-high heat, add 1/4 cup oliver oil along withthe garlic, shallots and walnuts. Stir occasionally for 6 minutes, or until they begin to turngolden.

Add the basil, tomatoes, olives, remaining salt, pepper, chili pepper, and remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

While sauce simmers, add pasta to the boiling water. Cook according to package directions.

Drain pasta, then add to sauce in pot. Toss thoroughly. Serve directly from pot or a serving bowl.

Serve with parmesan cheese.

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