Pasta alla checca (pasta with steeped tomato
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Ripe plum tomatoes |
| ⅛ | cup | Capers |
| ½ | cup | Kalamata olives, pitted and halved |
| 20 | Fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces | |
| ¼ | cup | Best olive oil |
| Freshly milled black pepper | ||
| 1 | Garlic clove, minced | |
| 5 | ounces | Shell pasta |
Directions
1) Seed and chop the tomatoes. 2) Place tomatoes, capers, olives, basil, 2 T olive oil, liberal grindings of black pepper, and the garlic into a ceramic bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the sun for 2-3 hours (or room temperature for 3-4 hours). 3) Add the remaining olive oil to the cooked pasta, mix, add sauce, mix again, and mangia!
Serves one.
Boun Appetito!
Edward
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