3 warm pasta nicoise Recipes

farfelle pasta or 6 oz penne pasta, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, minced garlic clove, carrot, grated, zucchini, grated, red bell pepper, cut in thin strips, tomatoes, halved, nicoise olives or 1/4 cup kalamata olive, goat cheese, crumbled (or feta cheese), herbes de provence , to taste, fresh baby spinach leaves, washed and patted dry, grated pecorino romano cheese, to serve, fresh thyme or lavender, to garnish

tomatoes, salt & freshly ground black pepper, yellow pepper, minced, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, spaghetti (scant), nicoise olives, pitted and chopped, capers (rinsed with warm water if salt-packed), basil leaves, chopped, marjoram leaves (or a pinch of dried) or 2 -3 oregano leaves (or a pinch of dried), fresh mozzarella cheese, chopped