Summer Pasta Salad with Italian Sausage

Recipe courtesy of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Serves 4

Ingredients: 
  • 1 pound very ripe tomatoes
  • salt to taste
  • ½ cup olive oil plus more to finish
  • ½ cup coarsely chopped oil-cured green and black olives (pitted)
  • 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  • 2 anchovy fillets
  • 12 ounces pasta
  • 1 cup baby greens
  • ½ pound Italian sausage, mild or hot, roasted and sliced
  • ½ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
  • ½ cup fresh basil, torn into pieces
  • 1 5-ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts, quartered

Summer Pasta Salad with Italian Sausage

Summer Pasta Salad with Italian Sausage

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Method: 

Core tomatoes; holding them over a nonreactive mixing bowl, cut into 1-inch chunks, catching any juice in the mixing bowl. Sprinkle with salt.

Put olive oil, olives, garlic, and anchovies in the bowl of a food processor and pulse, scraping down the sides occasionally, until finely chopped. Scrape into the bowl with the tomatoes and combine; cover and set aside to marinate for several hours, stirring occasionally.

Cook the pasta and drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Immediately add the hot pasta to the marinated tomatoes and toss; the hot pasta will soak up some of the tasty juice. Stir in the baby greens, Italian sausage, roasted tomatoes, and basil; gently fold in the artichoke hearts and drizzle with additional olive oil if desired. Serve hot or cold.


 

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