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Tomato Herb Pasta

Recipe

Tomato Herb Pasta

10 min prep

10 min cooking

Serves 4

Difficulty 1/5

Try making this sauce loaded with fresh tomatoes and herbs as a nice change from a traditional cooked pasta sauce. The heat of the pasta warms the sauce slightly while keeping the flavours bright and fresh. Serve with your favourite grilled steak, kabobs or burgers.

Ingredients

3 cups (750 mL) dry penne or rotini pasta (about 9 oz/270 g) ½ cup (125 mL) EACH packed fresh parsley and cilantro or basil leaves ¼ small onion ¼ cup (60 mL) bottled vinaigrette salad dressing Salt, fresh ground pepper and hot pepper flakes 2 cups (500 mL) grape tomatoes, quartered Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

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Directions

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water for about 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain well and return to pot (off the heat). 2. Meanwhile, combine parsley, cilantro, onion, salad dressing, ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) salt, ¼ tsp (1 mL) pepper and a pinch of hot pepper flakes in a blender; purée until smooth. 3. Pour herb mixture over pasta in pot and add tomatoes; toss to combine. Season with salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes to taste. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan.

Tip

Instead of the upright blender, the herb mixture can be puréed using an immersion blender in a tall cup if you like.

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