Pasta With Burst Cherry Tomato Sauce
Tiny, plump cherry tomatoes burst from the heat and melt into the olive oil, becoming a chunky sauce flavored with basil and garlic. Chili pepper adds gentle heat, and a handful of pine nuts lends some texture. This burst cherry tomato sauce makes the perfect weeknight meal, as you can prepare it in 15 minutes.Choose small, ripe cherry tomatoes. A variety of colors and textures is ideal, though a bowl of ordinary red cherry tomatoes would work as well. Add basil, garlic, and chili pepper to taste: I prefer to be generous with basil (and olive oil), shy with chili pepper, and moderate with garlic. Finish with some grated Parmigiano or pecorino for a rounder and more intensely flavored sauce.
