Name: Penne Pasta with Salsa Verde and Cherry Tomatoes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¾ cup lightly packed flat leaf parsley; 2 cloves garlic; 1½ tbsp drained capers; ½ tsp anchovy paste; 6 tbsp olive oil; ¾ tsp red wine vinegar; ¾ tsp salt; ¼ tsp fresh-ground black pepper; ¾ lb penne rigate; ¾ lb fresh mozzarella; 2 cups cherry tomatoes

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How To Make Penne Pasta with Salsa Verde and Cherry Tomatoes

Amp up your usual penne pasta with a serving of this dish that’s loaded with piquant salsa verde, salty capers, and juicy tomatoes, for a fresher meal!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¾cupflat leaf parsley,lightly packed, with thick stems removed
2garlic cloves
1½tbspcapers,drained
½tspanchovy paste
6tbspolive oil
¾tspred wine vinegar
¾tspsalt
¼tspfresh-ground black pepper
¾lbpenne rigate
¾lbfresh mozzarella
2cupscherry tomatoes

Instructions

In a blender or food processor, puree the parsley, the smashed garlic, the capers, and the anchovy paste with the olive oil, the wine vinegar and the salt and pepper.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the penne rigate for about 13 minutes, until just done. Drain.
In a large bowl, toss the pasta with the parsley mixture, mozzarella and tomatoes.
Serve, and enjoy!