PASTA WITH TOMATOES AND ARUGULA

Pasta With Tomatoes And Arugula image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, pastas, appetizer, side dish

Time 10m

Yield 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

6 ounces Vidalia or other sweet onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 medium-large, ripe field tomatoes
2 bunches arugula (1 1/4 cups)
12 ounces penne, fusilli, rigatoni or similar pasta
1/8 teaspoon salt, optional
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

For the pasta, bring water to a boil in a covered pot.
Chop onion finely and saute in oil in nonstick pan until very soft.
Wash, trim and coarsely cut tomatoes; coarsely chop in a food processor.
Wash, trim and dry the arugula and chop coarsely.
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Stir onion and arugula into the tomatoes. When pasta is cooked, drain and mix well with the tomato mixture. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 505, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 95 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 20 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams