Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Penne Recipe

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Ingredients

• penne pasta
• sun-dried tomatoes
• fresh basil
• yellow tomatoes
• walnuts
• garlic
• olive oil

How to make Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Penne

This dish was made for a picnic and as such it is served cold. I guess you could serve it hot too, but I think it works nicer as a picnic-style cold dish.

1. Cook your penne, drain and put in ice water to stop the pasta from cooking any more in its own heat.

2. Mince a clove or two of garlic and add to a nice big glug of olive oil in a small bowl. Add a handful of sun-dried tomatoes to the bowl and distress them with a fork so they flavour the oil slightly. Add a handful of walnut pieces (don't crush them, just break them into generous pieces).

3. Slice the yellow tomatoes and salt them. Salting the cut side of a tomato will help draw out the moisture (pat it with a paper towel after a few minutes) and helps improve the flavour.

4. Drain the pasta. Pour the oil mixture onto your pasta, add the yellow tomatoes, a generous handful of chopped fresh basil and give everything a good stir. Season with salt and pepper.

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  celia says

  i love penne. this looks lovely

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  telliecoin says

  i don't like walnuts and yellow tomatoes :(

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  yongfook says

  yellow tomatoes taste the same as red tomatoes!

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  Judy says

  lol :) The walnuts look like an interesting addition - I've never seen yellow tomatoes at a supermarket before though..very odd.. Have a sudden urge to try pasta with sliced yellow plums..!

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  telliecoin says

  no they don't :( I like orange tomatoes though those are the bestest ever!

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  ktinka says

  this looks and sounds lovely! i have to try it! it's really hard to find yellow tomatoes in this town though, unfortunately. but as you said, they taste almost the same :)

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  Sinbad says

  Were you able to find sun-dried tomatoes in Japan? I don't think I've ever seen them.

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  worldpeas says

  sounds like a great summer pasta dish. and it's pretty!

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  Woodchuck says

  u can get sundried tomatoes in Yamaya the discount booze shop along with other foods you dont usually get in japan, and not at crazy prices. tho i dont know if they have yamayas outside the greater tokyo area.

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