Checca Sauce (kay kah)

By StacyP

No cook, good with long pasta

Ingredients

• 1 12oz bag of cherry tomatoes, halved
• 3 scallions, white and pale green only, coarsely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
• 8 fresh basil leaves
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 4 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

- In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the cherry tomatoes, scallions, garlic, parmesan, basil, and oil all at the same time until the tomatoes are coarsely chopped, not pureed. Transfer the sauce to a large pasta bowl. – Stir in the mozzarella cheese and salt and pepper. – Toss immediately with the pasta