Friday, August 29, 2008

Linguine with Fresh NO COOK Tomato-Olive Sauce

Aaah, it has been far too long since I made this dish but I loved it so! I like the fact that the sauce needs no cooking, that you just throw the ingredients in a bowl & let the room temperature do its magic. Perfect with a piece of crusty bread & a glass of your favorite wine.


Photo borrowed from Google

2 lbs seeded diced plum tomatoes
2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 cup pitted & chopped kalamata olives
1/4 cup diced yellow pepper
1/2 cup + 2 tblsp slivered fresh basil
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tblsp lemon juice
1 lb linguine
8 oz fresh mozzarella cut into 1/2in cubes
Salt & Pepper
Parmesan

In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, garlic, olives, yellow pepper, 1/2 cup basil, green onions, olive oil, lemon juice, salt & pepper. Stir & let stand at room temp for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Toss cooked pasta with mixture & add mozzarella. Garnish with basil & parmesan.

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Have a great weekend everyone!  I am entertaining tomorrow for Labor Day. On the menu will be bacon cheddar burger sliders on sweet Hawaiian rolls with horseradish mayo, artichoke dip, some chicken sausage with peppers & onions & some homemade sweet tea. I'll be spiking a little on the side for myself!

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope there will be some martini shaking going on too!

Have a fab weekend.

Yellow Beads said...

Yay, I can't wait to see Kenny tonight--wahoo!!!! :)) I will be keeping an eye out for you!

Hair Bows & Guitar Picks said...

Have a great time at Kenny Tonight - he was AWESOME last night!!

Jen said...

I love no cook pasta dishes. I hope that you have an awesome weekend. That menu sounds great.
Be sure to check back with me later today because I am going totally foodie. We went out last night to the amazing place and I can't wait to post about it. You are one person that I know will totally appreciate it. :)

Tam said...

YUM TO NO cook Pasta!

Have a great weekend! It sounds like you have exciting PLANS! Take lots of pictures to SHARE...esp of the FOOD!!!!!!

Jenny said...

I am so sold on this dish, it sounds incredible. I am a pasta freak! Have a great holiday weekend!

sassy stephanie said...

Yummmm one of my faves.

Unknown said...

hi! i stumbled on your blog, and its great! that recipe looks delicious...i look forward to trying it. its always fun to try something new!

be sure to swing by The Pink Potpourri this weekend...we have weekly giveaways, so come by and enter to win! this week's is great!

Anonymous said...

This looks fabulous! I am going to have to try it out, :)

I am totally jealous of your Kenny Chesney experience!

morewineplease said...

thanks for stopping by!! LOL we do run in the same circles
Ya know.. I think I gain weight just looking at your blog... I need to go work out now ;)

Tina Butler said...

That looks fabulous. I love pasta and a no cook sauce to top it off. Right up my alley. Dont worry about your little guy going off to kindergarten. I was the same way i was really scared and Carson surprised me so much. He cried he 1st day and that was it he realized he loves school i think he likes staying really busy i guess it got kind of boring home with mommy. I am so pround of him. I bet yours will surprise you as well. thanks for stopping by.

Kacey said...

Oh we will be having this during the weekend for SURE! I can put all of our yummy things from the garden to good use! Thanks. Have fun at the concert tonight & entertaining tomorrow. Sounds like a fabulous weekend!

Lula! said...

Thank you for effectively ruining my supper tonight. Because we are going to eat at the home of some friends and I can guarantee you I'll not dine on anything as marvelous as this looks.

Sigh...

RecipeGirl said...

That looks like some great pasta! Enjoy Kenny Chesney and your Labor Day fun. I'm servin' up grilled Swordfish Tacos for our LD bbq!

Stella's World said...

Looks beautiful but you always do great stuff. No cook is one of the reasons I love raw oysters and seviche.

Claremont First Ward said...

Oh yum!

Jessica said...

Wish I could come over for that meal:)..I will try that recipe next week, and let you know. Have a great Labor day weekend!!

Unknown said...

Your house guess are probably going to get one of their best meals of the year. Damn I'm jealous.

Mo said...

I hope you had a great time at the concert and dang I really need to stop coming by here when I am hungry.

The Nice One said...

Mmmm THat looks GREAT!

Jaysi said...

Making my grocery list right now!!!