HOT PASTA SALAD
Instructions:
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp/45ml olive oil
- handful fresh basil leaves
- 1 tbsp/15ml grated Parmesan cheese
- THE SALAD
- 4oz/100g Mozzarella cheese
- 1 lb/450g Mediterranean tomatoes
- 1 cup/75g/3oz black olives
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- THE PASTA
- 12oz/350g spinach pasta twists
- 1 tsp/5ml olive oil
- Chop the garlic and put it in a mortar. Pour in a little of the olive oil and pound it to a pulp. Gradually add the basil leaves and cheese with the rest of the oil, pounding all the time. You should have a thick paste.
- Dice the Mozzarella. Peel the tomatoes by immersing them in boiling water until their skins burst. Chop them roughly. Mix the cheese, tomatoes and olives together and season.
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water, to which you have added a little olive oil, until al dente. Drain. Toss the pasta in the dressing. Pile it into four warmed serving bowls and top with the salad.
- Serves 4