Gluten free Pasta Pomodoro

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients:

• 500 g pasta gluten free
• 6 tablespoons oil
• 6 large fresh garlic cloves
• 12-15 basil leaves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• Green onions
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• Rosemary
• Sesame oil
• Chili (optional)

Instructions:

• Begin cooking the pasta in boiling water seasoned with 1 tablespoon salt for approximately 5 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, start the sauce.

• For the sauce, cut the tomatoes and set aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat
• Add three of the garlic cloves, chili and rosemary to the oil
• Cook until the garlic becomes fragrant, then add the tomatoes along with their juice and the tomato paste to the flavored oil
• Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring the tomatoes as they cook.
• Chop the fresh basil leaves into pieces and add it and the green onions to the sauce when cooking is nearly complete.
• Carefully ladle 1 to 1/2 cups of the pasta water 1/4 cup at a time into the sauce
• Transfer the pasta to the sauce pan and continue cooking the pasta for 1-2 more minutes or until the water and oil is absorbed
• Serve the pasta and garnish with more fresh basil and green onions and finish with a drizzle of sesame oil.