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Dreamy Garden Spaghettini

When tomatoes are not at their prime, baking caramelizes them and brings out the sugar, making them as sweet as summer's best.

Type: Pasta
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

8   Ripe plum tomatoes - halved lengthwise
1/4 cup 59mlExtra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlSugar
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/4 cup 10g / 0.4ozWhole small flat-leaf parsley leaves - (loosely packed)
1 tablespoon 15mlDrained tiny capers
1 teaspoon 5mlFinely-grated lemon zest
1/4 cup 59mlFresh lemon juice
12 oz 340gDried spaghettini
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozSnow peas - blanched
  Garnish
1   Arugula - rinsed, patted dry

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with foil. Place the tomatoes, cut-side up, on the foil. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with the sugar and pepper. Roast in the oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven and place the tomatoes and their juices in a large bowl.

Add the parsley, capers, lemon zest and lemon juice to the tomatoes; toss gently.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghettini until just tender, drain and add it to the tomato mixture. Toss well.

Toss the snow peas with the hot pasta and tomatoes. Serve in shallow bowls, garnished with arugula.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 466 calories, 70g carbohydrates, 12g protein, 15g fat, no cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 09-23-2001 - S(Reformatted for MC6): - 07-30-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected]

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