Penne With Raw Tomato Sauce
- 1 lb Italian plum tomato
- 3 ounces real parmesan cheese
- 3 ounces fresh arugula
- 13 cup extra-vergin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 16 leaves fresh basil, torn
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon aged balsamic vinegar
- 1 lb penne
- Bring 2 gallons of water to a boil.
- Drop in tomatoes; then remove after 30-45 seconds.
- Save the water to cook the pasta.
- Peel the tomatoes and remove the cores.
- Then cut them around their equators and squeeze out the seeds.
- Dice tomato flesh into 1/2 inch pieces and place in a large pasta bowl.
- With a veggie peeler, make thick shavings of parmesan, grating the rest when it gets too hard to shave.When finished, place the grated cheese and 1/2 the shavings into to bowl with the tomatoes.
- Wash and remove the stems from the arugula leaves.
- Dry and tear the leaves into small pieces.
- Add to the bowl along with the rest of the ingredients ( olive oil, garlic, basil, salt, balsamic vinegar ) minus the pasta.Toss well.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of salt to the boiling pasta water Cook the pasta according to the box's instructions for al dente.
- Drain and immediately toss with the sauce until well coated.
- Serve in the pasta bowl with the remaining parmesan shavings as a garnish.
- Season with pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
italian plum tomato, parmesan cheese, arugula, extravergin olive oil, garlic, basil, salt, aged balsamic vinegar, penne
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/penne-with-raw-tomato-sauce-446551 (may not work)