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  • Pasta Salad With Currants, Olives And Pine Nuts

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    Pasta Salad With Currants, Olives And Pine Nuts
    Servings: 8
    by Global Cookbook
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    Ingredients

    • 1 lb penne pasta
    • 1 x garlic clove, quartered
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 c. packed stemmed fresh parsley
    • 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
    • 1/4 c. red wine vinegar
    • 1 tsp curry pwdr
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • 3/4 tsp grnd cumin
    • 1/2 tsp pepper
    • 1 c. extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 x red onion, - peeled, finely
    • 1 c. sliced kalamata olives, - (pitted)
    • 2/3 c. dry currants
    • 2/3 c. toasted pine nuts
    •     fresh parsley sprigs
    •     cherry tomatoes

    Directions

    1. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water till just tender but still hard to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Rinse under cool water; drain well. Transfer pasta to large bowl.
    2. Meanwhile, blend garlic and salt to paste in processor, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Add in 1 c. parsley and mince. Blend in lemon juice, vinegar, curry, sugar, cumin and pepper. With machine running, gradually add in oil through feed tube in thin steady stream.
    3. Pour dressing over pasta. Add in onion, olives, currants and pine nuts to pasta and toss. Season with pepper. Cover and chill till chilled, about 2 hrs. (Can be made 1 day ahead.) Garnish salad with parsley sprigs and cherry tomatoes and serve.

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