Recipe name:
Pasta Alla Checca Pasta With Steeped Tomato
Recipe category:
Pasta
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Recipe details: Alla Checca( with Steeped Tomato
1 lb Ripe plum tomatoes 1/8 c Capers 1/2 c Kalamata olives, pitted and -halved 20 Fresh basil leaves, torn -into small pieces 1/4 c Best olive oil Freshly milled black pepper 1 Garlic clove, minced 5 oz Shell pasta 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 eesnyder@uiuc.edu |