Pasta With Cherry-tomatoes And Goat Cheese

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb gemelli pasta or 1 lb penne pasta
• 2 3/4 lbs cherry tomatoes, halved
• 5 ounces soft mild goat cheese
• 2/3 cup chopped brine-cured black olives
• 3/4 cup torn fresh basil leaf

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in 6-quart pot of boiling water until tender.
• 2 while pasta is cooking, toss tomatoes with salt and let juices exude.
• 3 toss hot pasta with goat cheese in large bowl until cheese is melted and coats pasta. add tomatoes with juices, olives, basil, salt and pepper to taste; toss and combine.
• 4 note: to prevent basil from discoloring, don't tear until just before pasta is done.