Ingredients

Serves 4

• 1 can whole organic tomatoes (28oz)
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 3 peeled garlic cloves
• 2 red peppers, diced
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp of salt (more to taste)
• 1 cup crushed walnuts
• 1 cup green peas
• 1 bag of gluten-free pasta (Andean dream fusilli)
• garnish: chopped cilantro, scallion and/or parsley

Recipe

About 1 hour

Step 1
Combine chopped onion, garlic, canned tomatoes, peppers, and fennel seeds in a pot. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat, and let simmer gently for about 40 minutes.

Step 2
Blend the sauce in a food processor, with olive oil and salt (to taste).

Step 3
Pour the sauce back in the pot and add the crushed walnuts and the green peas; keep it warm.

Step 4
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook Andean Dream GF for about 9 minutes.

To serve

Pour the fennel-tomato sauce on your pasta, garnish with chopped fresh herbs, and enjoy with a glass of red natural wine!

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