A great recipe to use
your fabulous vine-ripened tomatoes and fresh homemade salsa. This is
one of my favorite dishes to make during the time when I have lots of
fresh tomatoes in my garden.
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Fresh Tomato Pasta Salad
Recipe Type:
Pasta,
Tomato,
Cilantro,
Chile Pepper
Yields: serves many
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients:
6 to 7 medium-size fresh tomatoes, diced*
1 large onion, diced
1 bunch fresh cilantro, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno
chile pepper (stems, ribs, & seeds removed), very finely diced**
Coarse salt
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 pound
pasta of your choice (such as bowtie, corkscrew, penne, or rotini)
Parmesan cheese, grated
* I like to seed my
tomatoes before dicing
** How hot you make your salsa depends on the kind of chilies and the
amount you use.
Preparation:
In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, cilantro, garlic, chile pepper, salt, and lime juice. If your salsa
mixture is too hot, add some additional chopped tomato. If not hot
enough, carefully add a little more chile pepper. Let sit for 1 hour for
the flavors to combine. NOTE: If too much tomato juice settles at the
bottom, just pour some off before tossing with the pasta. Remember that
the pasta will absorb juice as it sits.
Cook pasta according to
package directions.
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When pasta is
done, drain and rinse with cold water; draining well before adding the
tomato mixture.
Transfer
drained pasta into a large serving bowl. Toss together pasta and the
tomato mixture. Just before serving, grate
Parmesan cheese over the top.
Always serve pasta salads at room temperature so the flavors will really
shine. If you must refrigerate the salad, make sure to return it to room
temperature before serving
Serves many.
