Fresh Pasta Sauce Base

• 13 cup light olive oil
• 2 roasted garlic cloves
• 12 bite-size fresh mozzarella cheese balls
• 6 fresh plum tomatoes (cut up) or 1 (5 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (drained)
• 12 cup fresh basil, torn into pieces
• 12 teaspoon sea salt (fine or coarse)
• 18 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 12 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 12 small lemon (optional)
• pasta, of choice

1. Place pasta in boiling water.
2. In a large sauce pot, combine all other ingredients.
3. Stir until combined well and evenly coated with the olive oil.
4. Place sauce pot on LOWEST setting on stove and cover, checking every few minutes.
5. Let those items become luke warm.
6. NOT HOT.
7. If they get hot; just shut off and keep the lid on to keep them warm.
8. When pasta is done; drain it and toss with the "sauce" base, and squeeze lemon over it.

light olive oil, garlic, bitesize fresh mozzarella cheese balls, tomatoes, fresh basil, salt, fresh cracked black pepper, red pepper, lemon, pasta

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fresh-pasta-sauce-base-120197 (may not work)