Recipe: Sun-Dried Tomato Bow Tie Pasta Salad

Sun-Dried Tomato Bow Tie Pasta Salad
rec.food.cooking/Bruce Hietbrink (1995)

Here's a recipe for a pasta salad that I like. I just picked this up by looking at a salad at a deli, so I don't have exact amounts, but it is pretty permissive. Every time I do it is a unique creation. Credit for the inspiration goes to the deli counter at Wild Oats grocery in Pasadena, CA. The above is loosely based on a pasta salad they served. Other small pastas work as well.

bow tie pasta, cooked, drained, cooled to room temperature
sun dried tomatoes, plumped by soaking in warm water, drained
parsley, chopped fine
green onions, chopped (the green parts)
pine nuts
freshly grated parmesan cheese
olive oil
splash of balsamic vinegar
black pepper, to taste

While the pasta is cooling, lightly roast the pine nuts by putting in an open pan and dry roasting on top of the stove, shaking occasionally.

Combine the cooked pasta, drained tomatoes, parsley, green onions and pine nuts, mix thoroughly. Add the cheese, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, mix. Put in the fridge to chill.