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Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta for a Crowd

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Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta for a Crowd
 When I want something different to take to a party, I almost always turn to Ina Garten for help.  Her recipes are so spot on that you don’t have to try them out before taking them to a party or serving them to guests.  They work the first time you make them and every single time thereafter.  So when I was asked to bring a BIG pasta salad to a neighborhood barbecue, I started with The Barefoot Contessa Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad and added to it and tweaked it until it was just perfect for my friends.
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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta for a Crowd

  • Author: Rocky Mountain Woman

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 lb of fusilli
  • kosher salt
  • pepper from the mill
  • 2 lb of tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 cup black olives, sliced
  • 1 lb of fresh mozarella, diced
  • 6 sun-dried tomatoes, drained and diced
  • 1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan
  • 1 1/2 cups basil, cut in julienne
  • Dressing:
  • 7 sun dried tomatoes, drained
  • 4 T red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 c olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 t capers
  • salt and pepper from the mill to taste

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to directions on box
  2. Drain well and let cool
  3. Place pasta in a large bowl, add tomatoes, olives, mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes
  4. Place ingredients for dressing in food processor and process until almost smooth
  5. Drizzle on the salad and toss

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There weren’t any leftovers, but if there had been, I could see this being a tasty summer dinner with a glass of Rose’ or a nice lunch without the Rose’ – actually WITH the Rose’, summer won’t last forever so we need to extract every little bit of fun we can and sometimes that means a glass of wine with lunch!

 

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XXOO,

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  1. Barb says

    July 22, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    Sounds perfect for a summer evening.

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  2. Jesh StG says

    July 22, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Great – I only have one recipe with sundried tomatoes (which may be yours:) ) Haven’t been here in a long time, because since Feb. I host a meme called SEASONS every Sunday through Wednesday.
    And last week I moved blogs (from JeshStGermain.com to http://artworksfromJeshStG.wordpress.com because I ran out of space! Hope you are doing well. I miss our chats:)

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  3. Pondside says

    July 23, 2016 at 8:47 am

    I have never been disappointed by one of Ina Garten’s recipes. This one looks perfect for those impromptu summertime backyard events!

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    • Rocky Mountain Woman says

      July 29, 2016 at 3:05 pm

      Pondside,

      It was a hit!

      XXOO,

      RMW

      Reply
  4. Barbara says

    July 27, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    I simply love pasta salads (I wish my kids did)…and make one similar to yours, except I LOVE your dressing. The flavors must be wonderful! Capers are a clever idea too…will be trying this!

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    • Rocky Mountain Woman says

      July 29, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      Hi Barbara,

      The capers really set it off.

      XXOO,

      RMW

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