Main Course Recipes : Baked Ziti and Gazpacho Salad

Ingredients :

8 oz. ziti pasta cooked "al dente"
1 32-oz. jar spaghetti sauce
1 15-oz. container ricotta cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
One quarter cup Parmesan cheese

Place cooked ziti pasta along the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch-baking dish. Top with spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese, one-cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes, remove and top with remaining mozzarella cheese and bake for another 10 minutes.
Tips : Use low fat cheeses.

Gazpacho Salad

Ingredients :

3 cups plum tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, seeded, peeled and diced
One quarter cup chopped onion
One third cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
One quarter cup olive oil
One quarter cup red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Allow salad to sit at room temperature for about an hour to allow flavors to blend.

Tips : Not much room for improvement. By the way, this recipe would be wonderful with fresh tomatoes straight from a garden.