Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes


Looking for something light? This linguine pasta tossed with fresh tomatoes, basil leaves, olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, and kalamata olives will hit the spot without the extra calories ;) I think it's perfect for lunch with a salad or even for dinner! 


Ingredients:

  • 16 oz linguine pasta
  • sea salt
  • olive oil
  • 5-6 roma tomatoes, diced
  • 3/4 cup of pitted kalamata olives
  • 6 sun-dried tomatoes, drained and diced
  • 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese (you can replace this with parmesan cheese, but it will be more salty)


Ingredients for the dressing:

  • 5-6 sundried tomatoes in oil (drained)
  • 2 tbs. garlic infused red wine vinegar (or regular red wine vinegar)
  • 6 tbs. olive oil 
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 3/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 3/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup of packed basil leaves, chopped


Instructions:

  1. In a large pot, bring water to boil with salt. (Just follow the instructions on the back of the pasta package)
  2. For the dressing, in a food processor/blender/the magic bullet, combine sun-dried tomatoes, red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
  3. After 10-12 minutes of boiling the pasta, drain the pasta. In the same pot, add the tomatoes, olives, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Mix well. Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with parmesan cheese, and chopped basil leaves. Toss well.

Costs: 
  • pasta- $1
  • 5-6 tomatoes- $1.12
  • parmesan cheese- ~$2
  • mozarella cheese~$2
  • kalamata olives- $2-3
  • basil leaves- $2

Approximate Cost: $10-11 for a serving of 6



xoxo,
Amy

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