When tomatoes are at their peak — and it’s too hot to turn on the oven — this simple, no-cook sauce from my cookbook “Pasta Every Day” is what I come back to time and again. It’s often called pomodoro crudo and served with very thin spaghetti, though you’ll find many variations, including those with onions, capers, olives and local cheese.
In that spirit, don’t hesitate to make this your own.
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Meryl Feinstein is a chef, pasta maker and food writer. She founded Pasta Social Club and lives in Washington, D.C., where she teaches pasta-making workshops. She was the Resident Pasta Maker on the online site Food52.
Excerpted from “Pasta Every Day” by Meryl Feinstein. Copyright (copyright) 2023 by Meryl Feinstein. Used with permission of Voracious, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company. New York, NY. All rights reserved.
