No-Cook Tomato Sauce

No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

4 cups of fresh, ripe tomatoes - preferably organic or homegrown
6 Tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil
5 fairly large cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 cup of fresh basil leaves
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste

How we make it

In a small skillet, sauté the chopped garlic in 1 Tbsp. olive oil
for about three minutes, until tender.

Chop the tomatoes. It will take about 5 good sized tomatoes to
make 4 cups of fresh, chopped tomatoes. You can use a variety
of tomatoes if you choose.

Place the tomatoes, the garlic, the remaining olive oil and the
basil leaves with stems removed, in a blender or food processor.

Process to desired consistency. You can "pulse" the blender and have
the sauce "chunky" or puree it for a smoother sauce. Either way, it's
delish!

After you've finished processing the sauce pour it over your favorite
pasta and top with a sprinkling of chopped green peppers.

This sauce is delicious and tastes so fresh and raw and wonderful!
Using it this way, provides a cool pasta dish that fits a steamy summer
evening just perfectly. Enjoy!