Simple Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

Name: Simple Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce
Ingredients: ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 5 garlic cloves, sliced; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 6 cups or 2 (16-ounce) containers assorted cherry, pear, or grape tomatoes, halved; 6 cups or 2 (16-ounce) containers assorted cherry, pear, or grape tomatoes, halved; 6 cups or 2 (16-ounce) containers assorted cherry, pear, or grape tomatoes, halved; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper; ½ cup chopped fresh basil; Hot cooked pasta; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese or fresh mozzarella; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese or fresh mozzarella

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tomatoes

By Julia Rutland

Published 2021

About

It’s remarkable how much flavor a sauce with few ingredients can have. It’s all about the tomatoes, and I find vine-ripened cherry, pear, and grape tomatoes offer giant bursts of flavor in small morsels. For a nice chunky texture, keep the smallest tomatoes whole.

Ingredients

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
5 garlic cloves, sliced
¼ teaspoon crush

Sauce
Vegetarian

Method

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Do not allow garlic to over-brown.

Add tomatoes and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until tomatoes are tender and mixture is saucy. Remove from heat; stir in pepper and basil.

Serve over pasta and sprinkle each serving with cheese.