Pasta With Fresh Tomato Sauce

A recipe from Martha Stewart. This recipe is perfect if you have a lot of fresh tomatoes from your garden.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 lbs  unrefrigerated ripe tomatoes (preferably plum)
• 1⁄4 cup fresh basil leaf
• 1  tablespoon flat leaf parsley
• 1  tablespoon  chopped garlic, plus more if desired (from 2 garlic cloves)
• 1⁄4 cup  extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
•  coarse  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1  lb spaghetti or 1  lb  spaghettini
•  grated parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)

Directions

1. Finely chop tomatoes, basil, parsley, and garlic, and mix together with oil (or pulse ingredients, including oil, in a food processor to blend).
2. 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.