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RECIPE: Pasta with Basil Feta Olives and Tomato

Pasta with Basil, Feta, Olives and Tomato

This pasta dish is a classic combination of flavors you can throw in a bowl and serve hot or cold for dinner, as a pasta salad side-dish or breakfast when there's nothing else in the house! (I made a double batch so I could get a few meals out of it.)
Course:  Main Course, Side Dish
Prep Time:  15 minutes
Cook Time:  10 minutes
Total Time:  25 minutes
Servings:  4

Ingredients

  • 1 pound feta cheese
  • 4 cloves garlic (I used 7 but I can't get enough garlic!)
  • 1 container tomatoes (I used little round ones)
  • 1 pound pasta shape of your liking
  • 1 can black olives medium or large size
  • 1 bunch fresh basil
  • Olive Oil could substitute with frozen basil cubes
  • Balsamic vinegar if you're a fan
  • Salt preferably sea-salt
  • Pepper preferably in a fancy grinder

Instructions

Chop Everything Up:

  1. Peel and chop garlic cloves or use a garlic press
  2. Cut tomatoes in half or quarters
  3. Cut olives in half or quarters
  4. Chop up basil in small pieces or tear it up (leave a couple nice leaves for decoration at the end)

Mix Everything Together:

  1. In a big bowl, throw in your pound of feta cheese and break it apart with your hands and/or a fork. Add garlic, salt and pepper and toss it all together.
  2. Add either a few drops of olive oil or a couple of frozen basil cubes (if you want some balsamic, add that at this point as well).
  3. Add fresh basil along with the olives and tomatoes and then let it all marinate a bit.
  4. Get your water boiling and your pasta cooking.
  5. Drain your pasta, toss it into the same bowl of feta goodness, mix it all up and serve with a nice fresh basil leaf on top.

EAT!