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**Alla Checca**

This is our summertime favorite when the tomatoes are at their best! And it's a "no cook" recipe!!





List of Ingredients



• 5 tomatoes, cored and diced
  
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
  
• 1/2 cup olive oil
  
• salt and pepper to taste
  






Instructions



1. Combine all in medium bowl and blend well.
   
2. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit at room temperature on the kitchen counter for at least 2 hours or as long as 10 hours.
   
3. Pour over hot pasta and toss with Parmesan cheese.
   






Final Comments


Serve with a crisp salad, a nice loaf of crusty bread and your favorite wine out on the patio and that's what I call "amoire!"