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kateq from annapolis, md
It's still just warm enough to keep some herbs going and to harvest the last of the tomatoes so this pasta is just right. I followed the recipe precisely, using feta cheese. I realize it would defeat the whole 'health' thing, but I would have liked more cheese. Other than that, this is good stuff. I think I would like it as well with lemon juice or champagne vinegar instead of the balsamic.
Queezle_Sister from Salt Lake City, UT
Quick, easy, and very seasonal.
A raw tomato sauces is prepared first by chopping tomatoes, basil, and garlic, and adding balsamic vinegar and olive oil, and then letting it sit at least 30 minutes. This mixture smelled heavenly. You then add chickpeas (a can is OK, I used freshly prepared).
The recipe specifies fusilli or farfalle pasta. I used what I had on hand - a combination of ziti and elbow macaroni, and it worked fine.
You simply cook the pasta, then toss with the raw "sauce", and add some cheese (Parmesan or feta, we used Parmesan).
With great tomatoes available, this is a good dish to make now (summer). We doubled or tripled the basil, because its exploding in my garden.
Kids didn't care for the chickpeas, but by including them this dish makes for a nutritionally complete dinner. Personally, I just loved them.
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