SUMMER PASTA

Contributed by Lynne Snyder

• 4 cups chopped ripe tomatoes (I use Roma tomatoes)
• 1 (16 oz.) can black olives, sliced in thirds
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil or 2 Tbs. dried
• 2 Tbs. olive oil
• 2 Tbs. (or more) balsamic vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• Salt (start with 1/2 tsp. and add if needed)
• Pepper to taste (quite a lot- I start with 1/4 tsp.)
• Angel hair pasta

Mix all sauce ingredients together. Boil angel hair pasta 4 to 4-1/2 minutes. Drain pasta, rinse with very hot water and drain again. Serve with room temperature sauce.

This is one of the very best pastas I have ever tasted. When I first made Summer Pasta we loved it so much we ate it eight times in one month. I gave the recipe (plus a bunch of basil) to a friend and later she said "Lynne, we ate Summer Pasta eight times that month."