Fresh Tomato Sauce with Mint, Feta, and Spinach

Name: Fresh Tomato Sauce with Mint, Feta, and Spinach
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes enough to sauce 1 pound of pasta)
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, extra virgin olive oil, divided; 2 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 3 pounds, ripe round tomatoes, cored, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 3/4 cups); 1 , (5-ounce) bag baby spinach (about 8 cups); 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh mint; 2 tablespoons, fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/8 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 4 ounces, crumbled feta cheese (about 1 cup)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2006

How do you make a sauce that does justice to the robust flavor of seasonal tomatoes?

SERVES 4 to 6 (Makes enough to sauce 1 pound of pasta)

TIME 30 minutes

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