angel hair pasta with raw tomato sauce

🥘 Ingredients

• basil (chopped fresh)
  1/2 cup
• dried capellini or angel-hair spaghetti
  1 pound
• fresh (results are uneven with less fresh ones, best-quality tomatoes)
  3 pounds
• garlic clove (small, minced)
  1
• olive oil (to serve: grated ricotta salata or parmigiano-reggiano and a drizzle of your favorite, my choice)
• pepper (freshly ground black)
  1/2 teaspoon
• salt (coarse, I used 2 teaspoons total Diamond kosher salt, plus more to taste)
  1 teaspoon
• sugar i found this unnecessary) (optional)
  1 teaspoon
• vinegar (fresh lemon juice or red wine)
  2 tablespoons

🍳 Cookware

• bowl

1. 1

   Gather dried capellini or angel-hair spaghetti , sugar i found this unnecessary) , garlic clove , fresh .

   dried capellini or angel-hair spaghetti: 1 pound, sugar i found this unnecessary): 1 teaspoon, garlic clove: 1 (small, minced), fresh: 3 pounds (results are uneven with less fresh ones, best-quality tomatoes)
2. 2

   Halve the first pound of tomatoes crosswise, then rub the cut sides against the large holes of a box grater set in a large bowl , discarding the skin. Core (see note up top) and chop the last two pounds of tomatoes and add to the grated tomato bowl. Add garlic, lemon juice or vinegar , salt , sugar (if using) and pepper and let marinate at room temperature until ready to use, at least ⏱️ 10 minutes but also up to ⏱️ 2 hours if you’re planning ahead. After it has steeped for a while, taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

   vinegar: 2 tablespoons (fresh lemon juice or red wine), salt: 1 teaspoon (coarse, I used 2 teaspoons total Diamond kosher salt, plus more to taste), pepper: 1/2 teaspoon (freshly ground black)
3. 3

   Cook pasta in salted boiling water as package time recommends. Drain then toss with fresh sauce and basil . Serve lukewarm (as it is now) or at room temperature with a drizzle of olive oil and freshly grated cheese on top.

   basil: 1/2 cup (chopped fresh), olive oil (to serve: grated ricotta salata or parmigiano-reggiano and a drizzle of your favorite, my choice)