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Title: Pasta Alla Checca (Pasta with Steeped Tomato Sauce)
Categories: Pasta Vegetable
Yield: 1 Servings

1lbRipe plum tomatoes
1/8cCapers
1/2cKalamata olives, pitted and halved
20 Fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces
1/4cBest olive oil
  Freshly milled black pepper
1 Garlic clove, minced
5ozShell 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

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