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Pasta With Kalamata Olives and Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce

Roasting cherry tomatoes brings out the sweetness and makes for a perfectly delicious pasta dish.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 6 People
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 Pounds Grape tomatoes cut in half
  • 1/3 Cup Olive oil
  • 6 Cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 Tbs Balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 Tsp Crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 Tbs Fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 Pound Bow-tie pasta
  • 1/2 Cup Kalamata olives pitted and coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 Cup Capers
  • 8 Ounces Crumbled feta
  • 1/4 Cup Pine nuts toasted

Method
 

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 F. and wash the tomatoes.
  2. Cut the tomatoes in half.
  3. Measure your vinegar and pepper flakes.
  4. Mince the garlic.
  5. In a large bowl combine the tomatoes, oil, vinegar, garlic and red pepper flakes.
  6. Pour the mixture in a large baking dish and roast in the oven for 45 minutes.
  7. While the tomatoes are roasting chop the parsley.
  8. Pit and chop the olives.
  9. Toast the pine nuts on medium heat until they are lightly browned.
  10. Measure the cheese, capers and olives and set aside.
  11. Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water until it is just cooked, still firm.
  12. The tomatoes are cooked when soft to the touch.
  13. Drain the pasta and return to the pan and over medium heat add the tomatoes, olives, capers and parsley.
  14. Stir until the ingredients are mixed and heated through.
  15. Add the feta cheese and pine nuts and serve with your favorite crusty bread.