Main
Raw Tomato and Basil Pasta
Tomatoes marinate in oil and garlic while the pasta cooks, so the kitchen stays cool.
- 25 min
- Serves 4
- tomatoes
- basil
Summer plate · A night too hot to cook
Cool Kitchen Supper
No-cook tomato pasta, a vinegar-dressed salad and a warm dessert only if you want it.
In what order
Marinate the tomatoes first, boil potatoes and beans, and cook the pasta at the end.
The dishes
Salad
Green Bean and Potato Salad
A picnic salad dressed in vinegar instead of mayonnaise, so it travels well.
- 35 min
- Serves 4
- green beans
- potatoes
Main
Eggplant and Tomato Bake
Roasted eggplant layered with fresh tomato sauce, basil and ricotta.
- 60 min
- Serves 4
- eggplant
- tomatoes
- basil
One list for the lot
Shopping list for 4
Every dish scaled to 4 servings and merged by aisle. Salt, pepper and oil you probably have already.
Produce
- 2eggplant
- 2 bunchesfresh basil
- 1 bunchfresh parsley
- 5 clovesgarlic
- 1 lbgreen beans
- 1 1/2 lbpotatoes
- 1/2red onion
- 3 1/2 lbtomatoes
- 1yellow onion
Dairy and eggs
- 1 cupparmesan
- 1 cupricotta
Pantry
- 1 tspdijon mustard
- 12 tbspolive oil
- 12 ozpasta
- 2 tbspred wine vinegar
Spices
- black pepper
- 3 1/2 tspsalt
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