Rotini with Fresh Tomatoes, Aromatic Herb Pesto & Ricotta Salata
By: Robin Duke
Published: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 8:01am

Ingredients




Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
1 Pkg Barilla PLUS rotini
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 plum tomatoes, diced
1 clove garlic
3 sprigs marjoram
3 sprigs oregano
6 leaves basil
1 tablespoon (25 leaves) parsley
3 sprigs thyme
¼ cup walnuts
¼ cup skim or nonfat ricotta salata, shredded
Salt and black pepper

Preparation

1 Bring a large pot of water to a boil. In a large skillet, sauté tomatoes in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, combine all dry ingredients in blender. Pulse for 10 seconds or until finely chopped. 2 Drizzle in remaining olive oil and a few ice cubes slowly to create the pesto. Place pesto in bowl and add ½ cup pasta cooking liquid. Drain pasta and toss with pesto and tomatoes. Top with shredded cheese. 3 More quick and easy recipe ideas can be found at www.barilla.ca.

About

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