Yesterday I wrote about my Saturday trip to the farmers market and about Operation: Too Many Tomatos. The tomato level is going down slowly. When you have a large box of tomatos taking up counter space in your kitchen, using them one at a time in salads or sandwiches doesn't make much of a dent. So I thought I'd make up a pasta sauce for Presto Pasta Night this week, not a cooked sauce though, a raw one.
If we were still having our hot weather (see, I told you I'd miss it!) this would be a perfect dinner for getting in and out of the kitchen fast. With some fresh pasta that only needs a few minutes to cook you could have this meal done in 10 minutes, I bet.
You could also use this as a topping for brushetta, in a salad, or on a piece of grilled chicken or beef. Heck, you could whiz it a bit longer in the food processor and call it gazpacho!
This was delicious, though a little wet. Next time I find myself with 10,000 pounds of tomatos and making sauce I think I might de-seed some or all of the tomatos. Or just drain off some of the liquid before tossing with the pasta (which is what we actually did).
Food Processor Pasta Sauce
Place the following ingredients in the bowl of your food processor:
1/4 cup basil leaves, torn
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
10 kalamata olives, pitted
3 garlic cloves
2 tb olive oil
1 tb balsamic vinegar
1 tb orange juice
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
and process until finely chopped, but not a paste. Scrape down the sides often.
Add:
2 lb tomatos, washed and quartered
and pulse, again scraping down the sides, until the tomatos are chopped into small pieces. Unless you really do want to make gazpacho, watch carefully.
Pour sauce into a bowl, taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary. Cover and let sit for at least one hour before using.
I cooked up some fusilli noodles, drained some of the liquid from the sauce, and tossed the noodles, sauce and some goat cheese together. Yum!
Have you joined Ruth for Presto Pasta Nights yet? Ruth does the round-up every Friday - email her your post at ruth at 4everykitchen dot com.
5 comments:
A great looking dish - maybe the heat will return..I hope so!
Thanks for sharing and bringing it to Presto Pasta Night's big six month bash.
Thank you Ruth, I am always glad to take part in PPN.
Oh man.. that looks heavenly. Wish I had some in my fridge right now so I could whip this pasta salad up - am starving!
You are always so smart with whipping things together for an easy dish. I am envious of that!
xoxoxoxo
Oooh, this sounds easy and delicious. What a great summer dinner.
Fresh tomato pasta is always a great summer treat.
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