sun dried tomatoes and green olives

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1 glove garlic
• 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil and cut into thin strips
• 10 pitted green olives, sliced into rounds
• 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
• salt
• 1 pound mezze maniche
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• freshly ground black pepper
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

mince the garlic and parsley together and place them in a bowl. add the sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and anchovy paste and mix well.

bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. stir in a small fistful of salt and the pasta and boil until the pasta is tender.

while the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat-high heat. add the tomato-olive mixture and saute for a minute. add 3/4 cup of hot pasta water, adjust the salt and pepper to taste because the anchovy paste is salted and simmer for 5 minutes.

reserve a capful of the pasta water and drain in a colander. quickly transfer the pasta to the frying pan with sauce and saute over high heat for 2-5 minutes, for the pasta to absorb the sauce. transfer to a serving bowl, dust with parmesan cheese, and serve immediately with more parmesan passed at the table.