MEATLESS MONDAY - Simply Recipes' Garlicky Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes & Basil

Our six-ingredient garlicky pasta recipe shows how simplicity is a virtue. A few pantry staples and fresh, ripe tomatoes are all you need to make this 30-minute meal.

 

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 cups chopped plum tomatoes (about 2 pounds)
• 6 cups hot cooked campanella (about 12 ounces uncooked pasta)
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

• Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Add chopped tomatoes; cook for 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Add pasta, basil, cheese, salt, and pepper, tossing gently to combine.

David Bonom, Cooking Light
APRIL 2004

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Red Lentil Dal

Posted by Elise, Simply Recipes, on Sep 8, 2011
Filed under Vegetarian

Unlike their sturdier brown and green lentil cousins, when cooked, red lentils quickly fall apart into a smooth mush-like consistency. So, if you get a late morning hankering for some lentils, you can easily whip up a batch in time for lunch.

Every region of India has its own version of the Indian staple dal, which is essentially lentil soup. This particular version comes out of the state of West Bengal and features Bengali five spice, called panch phoran, a fragrant blend of fennel seed, fenugreek, black sesame seed, cumin seed and mustard seed. In West Bengal and throughout India, dal is eaten at nearly every meal, serving as a sauce, a soup and a way to mash and stick food together (traditionally they eat with their hands in this region).

 

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