Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta



I grew up eating rice with all my meals.  Maybe that's why I really love pasta....because I could never get enough.  I bought some sun-dried tomatoes yesterday, and thought it would be a good time to do a pasta dish.  This is very simple to do, and it was a refreshing change.

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
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Ingredients:
500 grams pasta (spaghetti or linguine)
150 grams sun-dried tomatoes
3 tablespoon toasted walnuts (or pine nuts)
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or dried chili flakes)
6 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

Directions:
1)  Cook pasta in salted water until al dente.  Drain reserving some of the pasta water.
2)  Blend together sun-dried tomatoes, walnuts, garlic, chili, pepper sauce, and oil.  Season with salt and pepper to suit your taste.
3)  Toss the pasta and sun-dried pesto in the pasta pot until pasta is well-coated.  Add some reserved pasta water if required.
4)  Serve with parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

Serves 4.

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