An oldie but a goodie, and what better way in this heat to avoid cooking (boiling water for pasta does NOT count as cooking) and use up the tomatoes and basil that are by now prolific in everyones gardens (well, if not your garden, then hopefully a friends or in laws garden or at the least the local market!) A staple when i was an undergraduate at Uni (coz its soo cheap and tasty) and still a favourite simple pasta 'sauce' When i cook i rarely use weights or quantities (except baking stuff- then its essential or else you can end up with a crunchy biscuit when you meant to make a cake), so heres a rough guide.
This is what i did last night.
1 large tomato per person
A big handfull of fresh basil leaves (thank you veggie gnome, they are thriving)
2 cloves garlic
olive oil
balsamic glaze
saltnpeppa
Parmasen cheese (those foot filings in a green pot wont do!)
Dice tomatoes, chop/rip basil, mince garlic and grate cheese. Combine these ingredients in a bowl with olive oil- enough to end up as a good coating for the pasta, so to your preference, a drizzle of balsamic glaze, seasonings and let sit to mingle flavours or use straight away for a fresher taste. Serve on pasta; i like fusilli or penne. The great thing about this 'sauce' is that if you make too much, its essentially topping for bruscetta, so it does breakfast the following morning !
Warning: the garlic in this dish is raw so plan ahead!
4 comments:
Beautiful image Kel, did you get your new camera yet? If not, your doing a damn fine job with your old one!
I just made this one the other night, its one of our favourites too. We sometimes add capers, chopped olives, even anchovies for a bit of extra punch.
I have to laugh - the title says summer pasta and the UK is hit with snow! lol
Hi Kel
Yummy dinner suggestion.
As for raw garlic - eat some parsley afterwards to sweeten the breath.
Or stir the garlic through just in the last couple of minutes cooking - then you don't get garlic breath. Don't know how it works, but it does! xx
Jen- thanks, nope, it B2s camera lol
NFFT - i read London was snowed in...bit of difference to here where its been bone meltingly hot
NW - yup, tis delish! thansks, will remember the parsley or this one!
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