– 1 cup of minced sun-dried tomato – 4 tablespoons of olive oil – ½ cup sliced or minced pitted black olives – 4 garlic cloves, minced – 1 ¼ tablespoon of salt, divided – 1 ½ pound [1.13 kg] of fresh lobster tail meat cut into bite-size pieces – ⅓ cup dry white wine – ½ cup of chopped fresh basil, plus some leaves to garnish – 1 pound [0.45 kg] of small pasta shells, or penne – 1 teaspoon of pepper – ½ teaspoon of chili flakes
In the meantime boil the pasta according to the instructions in the package, adding a tablespoon of salt to the pasta water.