Recipes

Chilled Pasta Salad with Black Olives - Pasta Fredda alle Olive
( YIELD: 4 )

I N G R E D I E N T S
Penne or similar short pasta 14 ounces
Bell peppers - different colors 1 pound
Spring onions sliced 2
Clove of garlic- crushed 1
Anchovy filets- crumbled 4 cans
Salted capers- rinsed 1 Tbs
Pitted baked black olives- chopped Half a cup
Parsley- minced 1 bunch
Basil leaves- shredded Several
Olive oil To taste
Salt - pepper To taste

1 Roast the bell peppers for 25 minutes in a 400 F -200 C- oven. Transfer them to a bag for 10 minutes- and then peel them- rib and seed them- and slice them. Saut- the slices in 2 tablespoons of olive oil- with the clove of garlic. When the garlic has begun to brown- add the sliced onions and cook- stirring- until they are translucent -- a few minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
2 While you are preparing the peppers- set pasta water to boil- salt it- and cook the pasta. While it cooks- transfer the pepper mixture to a large bowl- and mix in the capers- anchovy filets- chopped olives- parsley- and basil.
3 Drain the pasta when it reaches the al dente stage- run it under cold water to cool it- and stir it into the pepper mixture. Mix- adding a drizzle of olive oil- and serve.