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Smoky Heirloom Tomato & Grilled Peach Pasta Salad
Written by emilyc

Let’s be real. Salads are better when the lettuce is replaced with pasta. Am I right? Throwing heirloom tomatoes in the mix doesn’t hurt, either. Recipe and image via How Sweet Eats.

Smoky Heirloom Tomato & Grilled Peach Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1 pound whole wheat pasta, like ziti or rigatoni
2 ears sweet corn
2 peaches, sliced in half and pits removed
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 medium heirloom tomatoes, cut into wedges or chunks
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
4 green onions, sliced
4 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked and crumbled

vinaigrette
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

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emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.