1 lb Cooked pasta (I use Rotilli but anything with lots of surface area will work)
2 -(up to)
3 large Tomatoes. (real, fresh, not those cardboard things off the truck from the Left Coast) Chopped coarse. (I remove the seeds and pulp to keep it from getting too sloppy)
Chiles to taste (I use yellow wax, jalapenos, cayenne etc mixed for flavor and color) chopped medium. (You can do this with red & green bells if you have wimps around but it's not quite the same)
Lots of garlic chopped fine (Lots as in like maybe half a bulb)
1 small Red onion chopped medium
1 Stalk celery chopped medium.
3 -(up to)
4 tbsp Good olive oil
2 -(up to)
3 tbsp Red wine vinegar (or more...I like it tart)
1/2 cup Whatever fresh herbs are growing on the deck, about (parsley; oregano, chives, basil (lots); rosemary etc) chopped fine
1 small Bay leaf
Salt to taste (it's good for your blood pressure, use a lot)
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Mix all the ingredients ('cept the pasta) in a container, cover and let sit while you cook the pasta. When that's done, drain and place in large serving disk, pour the other stuff over the top and mix well, grate on some stinky cheese (like Peccarino Romano or Parmesan)and black pepper and serve immediately. The trick here is the hot pasta which kicks all the aromatics loose at once.
Serve with dry red wine and fresh Italian or French bread for sopping up the juice. Yum. :) |
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