European Recipe ⤞ Fire and Ice Pasta with Fresh Herbs

A wonderful combination of flavors to excite even the most discerning of palates! A spicy tomato sauce served at room temperature over hot pasta and topped with feta cheese. Goat cheese also goes well with this sauce.

Ingredients

• 2 cups olive oil
• ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced
• 1 (2 ounce) can sliced black olives
• ⅓ cup chopped fresh basil
• 5 ½ pounds tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• ½ cup chopped fresh chives
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle pasta
• 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese

Cooking Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine olive oil, sun dried tomatoes, olives, basil, tomatoes, chives, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic. Marinate for 3 hours.
2. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain.
3. Pour sauce over hot pasta, and toss lightly. Sprinkle with feta cheese, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

• calories954.5
• carbohydrateContent66.2 g
• cholesterolContent28.8 mg
• fatContent71.9 g
• fiberContent7.6 g
• proteinContent17.5 g
• saturatedFatContent13.9 g
• sodiumContent956.7 mg
• sugarContent13.7 g