Reply #22: sundried tomato and black olive pasta salad

[LeftyMom]

You'll need a reasonably powerful blender (good) or a food processor (much better) a pound or penne or a similar pasta, a jar of sundried tomatoes packed in olive oil and a 6 oz can of whole pitted black olives, drained. Boil the pasta to al dente and while it's on the stove blend or process the olive mixture. What you'll need to do is put about 3-4 tbsp tomatoes, a pinch or two of italian seasoning blend and a healthy splash of the oil the tomatoes are packed in to your blender or food processor. Run them through until only a little chunky, then add the olives and process them until chunky but ideally not until you have olive paste.

Drain the pasta when it's ready, fold in the olives mixture, then cover and refrigerate.

Add salt and a little fresh-ground black pepper to taste and serve cold.