Alla Checca

A wonderful recipe for an uncooked sauce made with fresh garden tomatoes and you don’t have to cook a thing except for the pasta!

Ingredients

• 5 tomatoes, seeded and diced


• 4 cloves garlic, minced


• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil


• 1/2 cup olive oil


• salt to taste


• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese


• 1 pound pasta

Directions

1. Combine tomatoes, garlic, basil, and olive oil in a non-metal bowl. Stir in salt. Cover with plastic wrap. Allow to sit at room temperature at least 2 hours, or as long as 10 hours.


2. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain. Pour uncooked sauce over hot pasta, and toss. Add grated Parmesan cheese to your liking.

Alla Checca