Basil And Olive Penne - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup penne pasta
1/3 cup cold vegetable stock
2 tsp olive oil
1 small clove garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
3 tbsp fresh basil, leaves stripped from stems
1/4 cup pitted black olives, sliced
2 tbsp Parmesan, grated

Preparation

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the package instructions. Puree the stock, oil, garlic and basil in a blender. Season with salt and black pepper. Drain the pasta and toss with the pesto and olives. Sprinkle with Parmesan.