Before marrying my roomie for life, I shared an apartment with my good friend, Gretta. Let me take a moment to tell you just a few reasons why Gretta is so great. First of all, she's very considerate and tidy, which are two of the best possible qualities in a roommate. Second, she would eagerly watch Project Runway with me...and then be able to sketch and sew her own gorgeous dresses. (She's designing and sewing her own wedding dress, for Pete's sake!!) Thirdly, Gretta used to make this tomato sauce...
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Oh, this sauce. Tomato, garlic, basil and brie. What's not to love?
Super quick and easy, this sauce is a perfect summer meal. Seriously, you can have it on the table in about 15 minutes...20 tops. The beauty of this sauce is that it requires no stove top cooking...apart from boiling some water for the pasta. You simply whizz all the ingredients in a food processor and spoon it over hot pasta. The pasta warms the sauce and slightly melts the brie. Simple and delicious.
When we received 4 tomatoes in our CSA shipment on Tuesday, I looked at those summer beauties and thought to myself...Gretta's sauce!! This recipe will give you yet another reason to love summer tomatoes, food processors and good roommates.
Disclaimer: I have to admit, I learned how to make this dish by snooping over Gretta's shoulder in the kitchen. Fortunately, she made it pretty often, so I had many opportunities to master the steps by watching. I don't have an exact recipe or set of directions, but I'm going to try to quantify my "usual" steps for making the dish. Rest assured, though, it has always turned out just fine no matter the exact proportions I use...so make it your own!
Here ya go...
