Recipe - Pasta W Smoked Mozzarella Asparagas And Dried Tomatoes

1 cup Warm water
One half cup Dried tomatoes, cut or sliced up into
Strips
Three fourths pound Asparagus, cut diagonally 1"
Pcs
12 ounce Pkg farfale (bowtie pasta)
2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 small Onion, chopped
2 Cloves garlic, finely
Chopped
1 tablespoon Fresh thyme leaves (or 1 t
Dried)
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One fourth pound Smoked mozzarella, cut in sm
Cubes

Soak dried tomato strips in the cup of warm water for 35 min until they
begin to soften. Drain and reserve the liquid.

Heat 5" of water to boiling in large saucepot. Add the asparagus and cook
3 min. until tender but still crisp. Remove to a bowl and set aside.

In the same of pot of boiling water, cook the pasta. While it's cooking:

Heat 1 T olive oil over med. heat; add onion & saute 5 min. Reduce heat to
low; add garlic & saute 3 min. Stir in tomato liquid, asparagus, thyme
leaves & salt. Cook for 5 min.

Drain pasta; return it to the pot and toss with remaining 1 T olive oil.
Place on serving platter and top with tomatoasparagus mixture and
mozzarella. Serve immediately; or to serve cold, cool to room temperature,
cover & refrigerate.

Recipe By : Country Living, May 1995

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