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Take advantage of fresh tomatoes at the Farmers Market with this recipe Pasta with Summer Tomato Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 sprigs basil, plus more basil leaves as garnish
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • ½ sprig tarragon
  • 4 cups Sun Gold, cherry, and/or grape tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoon Sherry or red wine vinegar
  • Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 16 oz. capellini

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, basil, thyme, and tarragon sprigs, and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and vinegar. 
  2. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes release their juices and a sauce forms, about 10 minutes. Discard thyme, tarragon, and basil sprigs. Season sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper.
  3. Meanwhile, cook capellini in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
  4. Add pasta to sauce in skillet. Cook, tossing and adding pasta cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta, about 2 minutes. Garnish with fresh torn basil leaves, and toss one more time.