Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce

This make-ahead, no-cook sauce coupled with warm pasta makes a fresh and lively first course- almost a pasta salad! Or serve as a savory accompaniment to an entire entree of grilled chicken or poached fish.

Ingredients

• 4 Ontario Greenhouse tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup (125ml) diced Ontario Greenhouse cucumber
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup (50ml) chopped fresh basil (or 2 tbs./25ml dried)
• 1/4 cup (50ml) chopped fresh mint (or 2 tbs./25ml dried)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. (2ml) pepper
• 1 lb (500g) fettuccine or spaghetti pasta

In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumber, garlic, basil, mint, salt and pepper; let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender yet firm. Drain and toss with sauce

Makes 6 servings.
Per serving:338 calories, 7g Protein, 12g Fat, 24g Carbohydrates

Breakfast Burritos

These are perfect for a brunch since they can be prepared the day before then quickly finished when guests arrive. For a softer shell, use the microwave; for crispier burritos, pop them in the oven.

Ingredients

• 8 eggs
• Dash hot pepper sauce
• Salt and pepper
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped (or 1/3 cup/75ml chopped sweet green pepper)
• 1 tbsp (15ml) butter
• 6 slices processed Cheddar cheese
• 6 large (about 9-inch/23cm) flour tortillas
• 2 Ontario Greenhouse Tomatoes, seeded and cubed
• Fresh coriander leaves

In a bowl, beat together eggs, hot pepper sauce, and salt and pepper to taste; stir in jalapeno peppers. In nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Pour in egg mixture and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring with spatula, until large soft moist curds form and no visible liquid remains.

Place 1 cheese slice on bottom third of each tortilla. Top with egg mixture, tomatoes, and coriander leaves to taste. Roll up tortilla and tuck ends under. (Burritos can be prepared to this point and refrigerated overnight.) Place on microwavable plate; microwave, 1 at a time, at HIGH for 1 minute or until hot. Or bake all at once on baking sheet in 350?F (180?C) oven for 10 minutes.

Makes 6 servings.
Per serving:381 calories, 7g Protein, 8g Fat, 22g Carbohydrates