Skewered Tortellini W/ Parsley Caper Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb small tortellini (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 garlic clove (i use more)
• 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds (shelled)
• 1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 3/4 cup parsley, tightly packed, flat leaf
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook tortellini until just done, about 8 minutes.
• 2 drain, rinse with cold water and toss with a little olive oil if not serving at once.
• 3 in a food processor, drop garlic in a whirl 10 seconds, add sunflower seeds, grated cheese, capers and parsley and whirl to a coarse puree.
• 4 with the machine running add 1/2 cup olive oil in a thin stream.
• 5 season with salt & pepper.
• 6 in a saucepan, combine tortellini with sauce to coat heating through.
• 7 pour into a warm shallow bowl to serve.
• 8 skewer several tortellini with toothpicks or small skewers and provide additional picks on the side for the remaining tortellini.
• 9 this can also be prepared a a cold pasta dish.