Ziti with fresh tomato-olive sauce

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 ounces Ziti or mostaccioli pasta
2 tablespoons Olive oil
2 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
4 Cloves garlic, minced
⅓ cup Thinly sliced fresh basil
½ cup Pitted kalamata olives -OR-
4 ounces Cn sliced & pitted black Olives, drained
1 teaspoon Drained capers, optional
½ teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
4 larges Tomatoes, halved crosswise
4 ounces Goat cheese crumbled or
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile in a large serving bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, olives, capers and red pepper flakes.

Place a strainer over the serving bowl; squeeze the juice from the tomato halves into strainer. (Push on seeds with back of a wooden spoon to extract tomato liquid.) Discard the seeds. Coarsely chop tomatoes and add to olive mixture; toss well.

Drain pasta and add to the bowl; toss well. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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