Here's a ridiculously easy and cheap recipe that will impress people. Ideal for a dinner date at your place as it takes no times to make and tastes delicious.
In a food processor put in:
2 cloves chopped garlic
a bunch of parley or basil
about 10-20 sundried tomatoes that are rehydrated or from a jar (you can buy sundried tomatoes dried, just put them in a bowl with boiling water and let them sit for 15 minutes)
a package of silken tofu (don't worry)
1/4 - 1/2 cup of olive oil
salt
pepper
(chillis if so desired)
Process it until it's creamy smooth
Meanwhile, boil some long pasta (I like buccatini but spaghetti, linguine, fettucini all work, just buy the good pasta not the garbage from safeway)
Throw the creamy saunce in a pan and heat it to a gentle simmer
In a toaster oven toast some pine nuts, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds (be careful not to burn them, it usually takes about 3 minutes in the toaster oven)
When the pasta is done, drain it and toss it in the pan with the sauce
Spoon it up and put the toasted seeds ontop. Voila. That will take you all of 10 minutes and will cost about $7.
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