Title: Penne with Goat Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Categories: Pasta Salad
Yield: 4 To 6 svgs

1/4	c	Sun-dried tomatoes
1		(3-oz.) Log goat cheese
2		Cloves garlic; minced
1/2	ts	Freshly ground black pepper
2	c	Arugula or watercress, stems removed
1	lb	Penne pasta
2	tb	Toasted pine nuts (optional)

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOKING TIME: 10 minutes

1. Pour 1/2 cup of boiling water over sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl. Cover and let stand 15 minutes until tomatoes soften. Drain tomatoes, reserving soaking liquid.

2. Chop tomatoes and combine with crumbled goat cheese, garlic and pepper in a food processor or blender. Puree 30 seconds then add liquid from tomatoes. Puree another 30 seconds.

3. Cook penne according to package directions. Rinse and drain well. Toss with sauce, arugula and pine nuts.

PER SERVING: : 427 calories; 6g fat; 13% fat calories; 10mg cholesterol; 4.7 g fiber.

Source: Kathryn Arnold in "Delicious! Your Magazine of Natural Living" (natural foods store give-away), July 1995.

Typed by iRis gRayson.

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