Pasta Crisi (Crisis Pasta)

By bakers_delight85

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 8 sun-dried tomato halves (packed in olive oil), drained and chopped
• 1 large mozzarella, diced
• 2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, thickly sliced lengthwise
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 bunch arugula, leaves torn into small pieces
• 1 pound imported dried penne or spaghetti

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the broiler.
In a large serving bowl, mix the olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomatoes, and mozzarella.
When the broiler is very hot, line the fresh tomato slices on an aluminum-wrapped broiler pan, season with salt and pepper, and broil the tomatoes until their edges turn black – about 10 minutes approximately. (Repeat the process if the pan is not large enough to accommodate all the slices.)
Add the broiled tomato slices to a serving bowl. Add the arugula. This sauce can be prepared a few hours ahead of time. Best served at room temperature.
Cook the pasta in a large pot filled with salted boiling water. When the pasta is al dente, drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Toss all the ingredients together, letting the hot pasta soften the mozzarella.
Eat and forget this crisis!