Heat Wave Spaghetti Sauce

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

6 large tomatoes -- seeded
1/2 cup basil leaves
1/4 cup Italian parsley -- chopped
2 tablespoons lemon verbena leaves -- - chopped
3 cloves garlic -- minced
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
4 ounces smoked gouda cheese -- grated
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper -- to taste
1 pound spaghetti
 

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a large glass bowl. Marinate at room temperature for at least 20 minutes. Ladle over spaghetti and serve hot or at room temperature. The editors wrote: "One of the greatest trends in summer cooking is no-cook pasta sauce. This version had some interesting flavor complexities owing to the lemon verbena and smoky cheese, but we'd bet it would be good even without them." Recipe from S. Vivian Grabatas of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in "Great Spaghetti Sauce Cookoff" article in "The Herb Companion.