ARRABIATA SAUCE WITH FRESH TOMATOES & OLIVES

ARRABIATA SAUCE WITH FRESH TOMATOES & OLIVES image

Yield ~4-5? people

Number Of Ingredients 11

For sauce:
~1 1/2 - 2 lbs New Girl tomatoes or similar - in season
1 v lge clove garlic (or more to taste)
chili - I used ~ 1/3 red thai (v hot) chili
fresh basil leaves - maybe around 6-7?
good olives - I used from olive bar at whole foods, mix of greek, olives with chili, olives with herbs - maybe around 15?
splash of red wine - I used old, probably vinegary
little olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
pasta - ~ 8 oz?
fresh parmesan cheese to serve

Steps:

chop tomatoes fairly small. Do not use all the juice and seeds. chop chili very finely (don't use seeds). cut olives into ~4-6 pieces for lge olives. tear basil leaves Heat a little olive oil, then add garlic & chili & cook for a couple of minutes. Add tomatoes, and cook uncovered for a couple of minutes. Add wine & cook for a couple of minutes more to boil off a little juice. Add olives and seasoning. Add basil leaves only a minute or two before serving.