It’s been just over a week in our new house and I am just now starting to feel creative enough to cook again. When I made the following recipe last week all I had in mind was to top some hot pasta with butter and cheese. But then I saw a jar of sun dried tomatoes in my fridge, thought raw garlic would be nice, and remembered the herbs I found in our new garden. It took no extra time to chop the other few ingredients while the pasta was cooking, and the flavours were excellent when combined. I enjoyed it with a glass of wine and a salad on my back deck after a tiring day of unpacking and organizing our new space. As I took the photo I thought, “I could actually make this for guests one night – it’s so pretty!” So maybe I will. I hope you enjoy it!
Pasta With Sun Dried Tomatoes, Raw Garlic and Fresh Herbs
- Dried pasta, any kind, and any amount (I used a combination of whole wheat fettucini and kamut spaghetti)
- Organic or pastured butter, as much as you like
- Parmesan cheese, as much as you like
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- A handful of sundried tomatoes, chopped (I used preserved tomatoes in oil)
- Garlic, minced ( I used 2 cloves)
- Fresh herbs, chopped (I used what I have in my garden right now – rosemary, oregano and parsley. You should use whatever you have or would like. Dried herbs are fine too.)
Directions: Cook the pasta. Drain. While still hot, toss with as much butter and parmesan cheese as you like and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange on plate. Top with chopped sundried tomatoes, raw garlic, and herbs. Sprinkle with extra parmesan cheese and salt and pepper, if desired.
Serve with a salad.
Serves as many people as you want it to!
Our new back deck
Linked up at Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum, Fight Back Friday at Food Renegade, Friday Food at Momtrends, Food on Friday at Ann Kroeker, Wholesome Whole Foods at Health Food Lover, Friday Favorites at Simply Sweet Home, Just Another Meatless Monday at Hey, What’s For Dinner Mom? My Meatless Mondays at My Sweet and Savory, Two For Tuesdays Blog Hop at A Moderate Life.
Welcome to Vegetarian Foodie Fridays! Where we’re not just Meatless on Mondays, but all week through! Hi! My name is Melodie and I’m a long time vegetarian who’s into real food, holistic nutrition, and healthy living but suffers from a sweet tooth! (I love homemade baked goods and ice cream). To learn more about why I became a vegetarian or why I choose to raise my children vegetarian please click on my links.
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- You do not have to be a vegetarian/vegan or have a vegetarian/vegan blog to participate.
- Your dish must be completely meat-free (no meat based broths, etc). Eggs and dairy are fine. Desserts and other baked goods are welcome as are vegetarian friendly food-related and health posts.
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Hi Mel Baby! Happy Friday to you! I love the back deck! I so wanna sit there with you and have a glass of wine!
My article today is sharing a Bittman recipe for sourdough that I was unable to effectively “traditionalize” and sharing the lessons learned! Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing your amazing space with us today! Hugs! Alex@amoderatelife
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Thank you so much for reminding me about Vegetarian Foodie Friday. I forgot about it, and I always liked reading and exploring the links.
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I love sun dried tomatoes and garlic! My favorite combination in hummus! This looks like perfect pasta! Thanks!
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Love the new back yard and the pasta recipe! Thanks for linky!
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Your pasta sounds amazing…I can almost taste those pungeant, earthy tomatoes with the bright herbs….YUM!! I’ve linked up an Ethiopian-inspired dish today =) Have a great weekend!
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Looks yummy – I love raw garlic! And breastfeeding moms should know that eating raw garlic (which has anti-fungal properties) is also a great way to fight off thrush.
I’m pretty sure this is why my toddler will eat raw, chopped garlic out of my refrigerator – b/c he got so used to the flavor of it in my milk
Well, that and he’s 1/2 Italian . . .
I’m really enjoying these Foodie Fridays!
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Melodie Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Thanks for the info. I used to be good at adding information like that but I’ve fallen off the wagon with that kind of thoroughness. Glad you enjoy these VFF’s. I get so many great ideas for the week from everyone who comes by and links up. Except for when I’m too tired to cook!
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hello love to b here @ ur lovely space and folowing u…attaching a link for the vff….lovely event and pasta looks delicious n tempting ….lovely dish and pics…simply yummo
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Oh, that looks good! I decided to play along this week.
I can’t believe your deck — it looks like it will be fantastic for entertaining! Mikko thinks that’s his cousin Alex running into the yard and is very excited.
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Melodie Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
My kids constantly think they know babies or kids they see pics of on-line. Sometimes they even think it’s them! Lol.
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What a great job of using what you had on hand to make a fantastic off the cuff meal. It’s beautiful.
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Your pasta recipe sounds really good! And easy, too, which is always nice!
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I’ve got one of those pasta dishes too! And the deck looks great–enjoy!
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This is almost exactly what we had for dinner tonight! Though I used roasted tomatoes (from last summer) and feta cheese. Simple, but so good. And I agree: That deck looks great for entertaining (or just chilling).
Here’s a snippet from my post this week:
It’s the height of summer. Berry season. And that’s got me thinking. About Block Island, RI, one of our favorite places on the planet, about the blackberries that grow wild there, and also about our daughter, because Block Island is a childhood-summer kind of place, all beaches and bikes and possibilities.
What are your favorite food memories? Especially the ones that aren’t really food memories at all…?
Thanks for another VFF!
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. I linked to your Vegetarian Food Friday, a little late but a link anyway! I will keep it in mind for future vegetarian meals.
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MMMMMMMM This looks so good! I’m gonna have to try it.
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Your backyard looks amazing. I think that is a great place to eat just about anything!
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MMM This pasta looks delicious! My all-time favorite topping is sun-dried tomatoes, so this pasta sounds perfect for me! The only thing that I might suggest is adding some protein, like chickpeas. My go-to topping of late has been these seasoned chickpeas from Tasty Bite called Chunky Chickpeas. They have this great flavor and mix in with practically anything, so I like to throw them on for a good protein boost. I definitely recommend trying this, as well as the rest of Tasty Bite’s stuff – all if it is vegetarian. Thanks for the great recipe idea and bon appetit!
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Thanks for linking this to My Meatless Mondays.
I love the recipe and now more people will see it. I want to serve quality and the people that link up are quality.
Love the plate as well as the pasta.
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Hmmm, how wonderful to move into a place that already has fresh herbs growing! Thanks for linking to Two for Tuesdays – I know I am late but I added a link to yours!
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I’m almost always too tired to cook
I guess I could be making a lot of this recipe. Thank you for linking up with Two for Tuesday.
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Great looking pasta! I love the name!
Thanks for joining me for Friday Favorites!
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Hey melly! This is also one of my go to recipes when I have no energy, but I add in a bit of arugula that is wilted by the heat of the pasta…Thanks for sharing it on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop!
big hugs! Alex@amoderatelife
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I’m so glad I found your blog and your Veggie link up! You’ve got a great round up going.
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