Heat wave spaghetti sauce

 
                         HEAT WAVE SPAGHETTI SAUCE
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cheese                           Italian
                 Sauces
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    6       lg           Tomatoes -- seeded
                         -- coarsely chopped
      1/2   c            Basil leaves -- chopped
      1/4   c            Italian parsley -- chopped
    2       tb           Lemon verbena leaves
                         -- chopped
    3                    Garlic cloves -- minced
      1/2   c            Olive oil
    3       tb           Red wine vinegar
      1/2   ts           Sugar
    4       oz           Smoked gouda cheese -- grated
                         Salt and pepper -- to taste
    1       lb           Spaghetti
 
   Combine all ingredients in a large glass bowl.
   Marinate at room temperature for at least 20 minutes.
   Ladle over spaghetti and serve hot or at room
   temperature.
   
   The editors wrote: "One of the greatest trends in
   summer cooking is no-cook pasta sauce.  This version
   had some interesting flavor complexities owing to the
   lemon verbena and smoky cheese, but we'd bet it would
   be good even without them."
   
   Recipe from S. Vivian Grabatas of Ottawa, Ontario,
   Canada in "Great Spaghetti Sauce Cookoff" article in
   "The Herb Companion."  Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5,
   No. 2.  Pg. 79.  Posted by Cathy Harned.
  
 
 
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