Warm Tomato Macaroni Salad |
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| Course : |
Salads |
| From: |
HungryMonster.com |
| Serves: |
4 |
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| An easy combination of healthy ingredients found mostly in the kitchen, a breeze to make and flexible to your preferences! Works easily as a side dish too. |
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Ingredients:
| 5 |
medium |
plum red fresh tomatoes |
| 1 |
medium |
cucumber |
| 1 |
Cup |
macaroni or fusili (pasta twists) |
| 1 |
link |
brockwurst or any german sausage |
| 4 |
tablespoons |
barbecue sauce |
| 2 |
teaspoon |
sugar (optional) |
| 1 |
tablespoons |
unsalted butter (do not use margarine) |
| 1 |
teaspoon |
Chopped basil to garnish |
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Preparation:
Step 1: Cook the pasta until desired texture and
drain.
Step 2: Blanch the tomatoes and peel. Mince
roughly.
Step 3: Remove the skin off the cucumber and
dice it. Do the same for your sausage of
choice.
Step 4: In a saucepan, heat up the butter and
throw in the minced tomatoes to heat up.
Step 5: Add in the cucumber and sausage. Stir
well.
Step 6: Stir in the pasta and the barbecue sauce,
along with the sugar.
Step 7: Cook for about 20 seconds more and
serve immediately with a garnish of
basil.
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Nutritional Information:
For your health:
Tomatoes are good sources of vitamin C. Cucumber gives that healthy crunch to the dish.
In replace of the salt content, the sausages are used, as well as the barbecue sauce.
Tips:
- If you will be using canned tomatoes, you'd have to lose the sausages.
- For vegetarians, the recipe works well without the sausage. However, do not use soy substitutes.
- Do not use margarine. Butter works best and is a much healthier choice. Olive oil is good too.
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