SMALL PASTA WITH PISTOUNADE AND BLACK OLIVES

Ingredients:

500 gms small pasta of your choice
100 gms olives stuffed with capsicum
2 tbsps pine nuts
2 cloves garlic
1 cup basil leaves
2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsps freshly grated parmesan
2 tbsps small black olives
salt
ground black pepper
few extra basil leaves for garnish

How to cook:

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil and cook pasta for about 9 minutes until al dente. When cooked, add a cup of cold water to the pasta pot and drain in a colander.
While pasta is cooking blend green olives, pine nuts, garlic, basil and olive oil almost to a puree but not quite, as it is pleasant to have some crunchy pieces. Mix this preparation with the cooked pasta and season with pepper.
Serve pasta and sprinkle with parmesan. Garnish with basil leaves and dot with black olives.