Pasta Bandiera - Italian Flag Pasta Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb penne or 1 lb ziti pasta
3/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup kalamata olive, pitted (or more, to taste)
2 -3 large fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (optional)
black pepper
10 -12 leaves fresh basil, julienned
1/4 lb feta cheese, crumbled

Preparation

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente; drain.
While the pasta's cooking, mix next four ingredients together in a large bowl.
Add cooked pasta; toss so pasta is thoroughly coated with oil and tomatoes are distributed evenly.
Sprinkle with black pepper to taste and shreds of basil and toss again.
Crumble feta on top.
Toss again just before serving.