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Pasta dinner

70 min • 4 to 6 servings •
David Weinberg
Spaghetti with tomato sauce, roasted cauliflower, and avocado lettuce salad on a wooden table, perfect for a wholesome meal.

This pasta dinner with heirloom tomato sauce, baked cauliflower, and little gem salad is an easy dinner for a warm summer evening.

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Sauce

  • 3 lbs heirloom tomatoes
  • 2 lbs Italian sausages (spicy or mild or combo)
  • large onion
  • fresh basil
  • garlic

    • Salad

  • gem lettuces
  • 1 avocado
  • olive oil
  • lemon

    • Cauliflower

  • one large headed cauliflower(or several small)
  • toasted pine nuts
  • red pepper flakes

    • Set

  • food processor
  • large saute pan
  • large pasta pot
  • pyrex pan

    • Go!

    For the Sauce

  • Saute chopped onions in olive oil over a medium heat until translucent.
  • Add sausages and brown-you can serve whole or cut into smaller pieces.
  • Add chopped garlic.
  • Reduce heat and simmer on low.
  • Meanwhile, wash and rough dice tomatoes and place in the food processor with lots of basil and sea salt.
  • Pulse 3 or 4 times to create a chunky tomato fine sauce/leave in machine to meld flavors.
  • Heat water for pasta.

    • Prep the Cauliflower

  • Cut cauliflower into quarters-place in pyrex pan-pour a liberal amount of olive oil over
  • add sea salt/any fresh herbs chopped garlic-
  • squeeze lemon/chili flake to taste.
  • Bake at 425 for 30-40 minutes.
  • Add toasted pine nuts to cauliflower after 30 minutes.

    • Bring it all together

  • At the same time place pasta in salted boiling water-cook 10 minutes.
  • Cut gem lettuces into quarters.
  • Add olive oil,salt pepper, vinegar, fine diced avocado-squeeze of lemon. Mix well
  • When pasta is ready and drained, pour the tomato sauce into the saute pan with the sausages and onions add pasta and a little pasta water if not enough liquid. Toss together let pasta sit in sauce for 2 minutes.
  • Pour dressing over lettuces.
  • Take cauliflower out of oven
  • Serve and drink with a nice wine.

    • pasta tomato tomato sauce

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