Pasta Pico
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 10:19pm

Ingredients




1/2 cup onion
1 cup fresh cilantro
Freshly-crushed black paper
1 can pasta style sauce - (12 oz)
2 fresh tomatoes
16 ounces cooked spaghetti - (4 cups)
8 lrg ripe olives sliced

Preparation

1 Slice fresh tomatoes into thin wedges. Chop onions. Chop cilantro. Add sliced tomato wedges, chopped onions, chopped cilantro and the "pasta style" sauce to a pan and bring to a quick boil. Cook the spaghetti. 2 Place one cup of pasta onto each plate. Top with 1/2 cup of "pico" sauce. Garnish with sliced olives and fresh crushed black pepper. 3 This recipe yields 4 servings. 4 Comments: Cilantro is the key ingredient for taste to this recipe. Its uniqueness brings out a sweet and fresh flavor. You may substitute fresh basil for a more traditional Italian taste. 5 NOTES : Diabetics or those following calorie-controlled diets may count one serving as: 2 starch and 2 vegetable exchanges.