Lumachine with sun-dried tomatoes
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ounces | Lumachine, farfalle or elbow-shaped pasta |
| 15 | eaches | Sun-dried tomatoes, the unmarinated type, cut into strips |
| 3 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| 1 | each | Garlic clove, chopped |
| Salt & pepper, to taste | ||
| Thyme, to taste | ||
Directions
Cook the pasta & sun-dried tomatoes in boiling water until the pasta is tender. Drain (the water may be reserved for soups or stews, etc since it will be flavoured by the cooking tomatoes).
Toss in the oil, garlic, salt, pepper & thyme. Serve immediately.
VARIATION: Tender, sweet summer squash adds a sunny note to this simple pasta. Add 1 or 2 diced summer squashes -- crookneck or zucchini -- to the cooking water with the pasta & tomatoes. Also add mangetout to add some sweetness.
Marlena Spieler, "200+ Vegetarian Pasta Recipes" Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 07-31-95