Summer Herb Pasta

Betty L. also served us this delicious pasta salad from Good Housekeeping magazine -- perfect for a hot August afternoon.

Summer Herb Pasta (Good Housekeeping)

16 oz. corkscrew pasta

1 cup ricotta

1/4 cup feta

1/2 tsp. lemon peel, grated

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped

4 plum tomatoes

• Cook pasta in salted water. Drain pasta, saving 1/3 cup cooking water. Return pasta to pot.
• Combine ricotta, feta, lemon peel, salt and pepper.
• Stir 1/3 cup pasta cooking water into ricotta mixture.
• Toss mixture with pasta.
• Stir in herbs and chopped tomatoes.

Serves 4