RAW TOMATO SAUCE
The best tomato sauce is raw tomato sauce. Use the juiciest, sweetest summer tomatoes you can find for this light, fresh sauce, and toss it with 1/2 lb. of well-drained hot spaghetti and lots of freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Or use it to spoon onto Pizza Dough; over poached, fried, or scrambled eggs; or on grilled fish, chicken, or zucchini.
Provided by Christopher Hirsheimer
Categories Tomato Pasta Lunch Dinner Quick & Easy
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Grate the fleshy sides of the tomatoes on the large holes of a box grater into a big bowl. Discard the skins. Add the garlic, passata, oil, and crushed red pepper flakes, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
SUMMER GARDEN PASTA
Provided by Ina Garten
Time 4h20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine the cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup olive oil, garlic, basil leaves, red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt, and the pepper in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and set aside at room temperature for about 4 hours.
- Just before you're ready to serve, bring a large pot of water with a splash of olive oil and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil and add the pasta. Cook al dente according to the directions on the package (be careful - it only takes 2 to 3 minutes!). Drain the pasta well and add to the bowl with the cherry tomatoes. Add the cheese and some extra fresh basil leaves and toss well. Serve in big bowls with extra cheese on each serving.
RAW SUMMER TOMATO SAUCE FOR PASTA
This is the pasta "sauce" I make in August, when just-picked tomatoes in all shapes and colors are piled on our kitchen windowsills-and it is too hot to hang around the stove. It's a fast no-cooking preparation, but it requires ripe and juicy tomatoes, preferably homegrown or heirloom tomatoes from the farmers' market. Be sure to have them at room temperature. The sauce actually develops in the hour or two when it marinates: salt draws the juices from the tomatoes, and they become infused with the flavors of basil and garlic. Then all you do is toss piping-hot pasta with the tomatoes and enjoy one of the rare treats of the whole year.
Yield makes 3 to 4 cups, enough to sauce 1 pound of dry pasta
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Rinse the tomatoes, drain, and wipe dry. Cut out the core and any other hard parts. Working over a big mixing bowl to catch all the juices, cut the tomatoes-cherry tomatoes in half; regular tomatoes into 1-inch chunks-and drop them in the bowl.
- Smash the garlic cloves with a chef's knife and chop into a fine paste. This is easier if you add some of the salt as you chop; mash the garlic bits and salt with the flat side of the knife too. Scatter the garlic paste and the rest of the salt (1/2 teaspoon in all) over the tomatoes and stir gently.
- Pile up the basil leaves and slice into thin strips (called a chiffonade). Strew these over the tomatoes, then the peperoncino flakes. Pour in the oil, stir, and fold, to coat the tomatoes and distribute the seasonings.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it marinate at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours. Toss the marinated sauce with freshly cooked and drained pasta. Serve as is, or toss in 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. For additional complexity, you could add 1 cup or more cubed fresh mozzarella.
SUMMER TOMATO-CORN SALSA CRUDA (RAW SAUCE) FOR PASTA
This is from The One-Dish Vegetarian by Maria Robbins. The author notes, "This uncooked sauce can only be made in the height of summer when vine-ripened tomatoes and sweet corn, picked only hours before, are available. " I say it's absolutely delicious. I wish I could eat it year-round.
Provided by Prose
Categories Low Protein
Time 40m
Yield 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Crush garlic in garlic press or mortar and mash with salt to create a paste. Add the olive oil and mix well.
- Chop tomatoes in 1/2-inch cubes. Add them with juices to garlic mixture in large bowl.
- Use a small, sharp knife to cut the corn kernels from the cob. Add to the bowl.
- Finely chop basil and parsley. Add to bowl, along with lots of pepper. Add chopped jalapenos, if desired. Mix well, cover, and let stand at room temperature while cooking pasta. For the most flavor, let the sauce stand longer (1-3 hours), but do not refrigerate.
- Cook 1 pound of your favorite pasta, drain, and toss with sauce. Serve with freshly grated parmesan or your favorite cheese or cheese substitute, if desired (I don't think it needs any).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.9, Fat 11.7, SaturatedFat 1.6, Sodium 716.9, Carbohydrate 15, Fiber 3, Sugar 4.4, Protein 3.1
PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
Capture the pure taste of summer with this pasta. The secret: using raw, fresh tomatoes that have never seen the inside of a refrigerator for the tomato sauce. Recipe copyright 2012 by Eugenia Bone.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Finely chop tomatoes, basil, parsley, and garlic, and mix together with oil (or pulse ingredients, including oil, in a food processor to blend).
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente. Drain pasta, and toss it in a serving bowl with the raw sauce. Transfer to 6 shallow bowls, and drizzle with oil. Serve with cheese.
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