Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Quick-Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce with Spaghetti

Another good recipe from Cooking Light! This was a refreshing summer pasta with a lot of flavor. I think next time I would add more red pepper flakes to give it a little more of a kick, possibly even try and melt the goat cheese so it evenly coats the pasta. I suggest you try this recipe, it is very tasty! Jackie and Sally joined us for dinner, Sally provided so much entertainment for us. I had to include a few pictures of Silly Sally! Thanks for coming over guys!


Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)

Ingredients

  • 4  quarts water
  • 1  tablespoon  kosher salt
  • 12  ounces  uncooked spaghetti
  • 2  pints cherry tomatoes
  • 3  tablespoons  extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1  tablespoon  red wine vinegar
  • 1/2  teaspoon  kosher salt
  • 1/8  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
  • 1/4  cup  chopped or torn fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4  cup  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3/4  cup  (3 ounces) crumbled semisoft goat cheese

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a large Dutch oven. Add 1 tablespoon salt and spaghetti to boiling water; cook 10 minutes or until spaghetti is al dente. Drain spaghetti in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Return spaghetti to pan; set aside, and keep warm.
3. While spaghetti cooks, combine tomatoes, 1 tablespoon olive oil, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper on a jelly-roll pan, tossing well to coat. Bake tomato mixture at 450° for 10 minutes or until tomatoes are soft and lightly charred in places.
4. Add tomatoes and any tomato juice to spaghetti in Dutch oven. Add 1/4 cup reserved cooking water to jelly-roll pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; carefully pour water mixture and remaining 2 tablespoons oil into spaghetti mixture. Place Dutch oven over medium heat. Add remaining reserved cooking water, 2 tablespoons at a time, until spaghetti mixture is moist, tossing frequently. Stir in basil and parsley. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve immediately.

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