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Ingredients

  • 5 ounces pasta any kind will do, prefer whole wheat spaghetti
  • 1/4 cup basil fresh, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 14 ounces cherry tomatoes Italian, canned, unpeeled whole, no salt added
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt preferable high quality
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil, extra-virgin as high a quality as you can find

Method

  • Preheat the oven broiler.
  • Start cooking the pasta according to the package directions.
  • Place the whole cherry tomatoes on a baking sheet coated with a light amount of cooking spray.
  • Broil until lightly charred.
  • In a bowl mix the tomatoes, garlic and olive oil.
  • Roughly breaking up the whole cherry tomatoes.
  • Add most of the fresh basil and gently mix together.
  • Place a serving of the well drained cooked pasta on a plate.
  • Top with the tomato mixture.
  • Sprinkle with the sea salt, garish with some basil.
  • Enjoy.
  • For the photo I used President's Choice, Splendido La Cucina Italiana unpeeled whole Italian cherry tomatoes.
  • Fresh basil just picked from my herb garden, Maldon Pure Flaky smoked sea salt and Nicolas Alziari stone pressed Extra Virgin Olive oil.