[Fresh tomato spaghetti] Refreshing cold spaghetti for a summer day

I love tomatoes.

So the first thing I planted in my tiny vegetable garden was tomatoes.

Tomato seeds were planted and germinated indoor.

The plants were transplanted outdoor after the last frost, i.e. Victoria day.

I have eight tomato & cherry tomato plants that will supply more than enough tomatoes for this summer.

While I make tomato sauce with canned tomatoes,

I also like making pasta with fresh tomatoes.

  

 

As this Spaghetti al pomodoro freddo or fresh tomato spaghetti is eaten cold,

this is a refreshing dish for a summer day.

Peeling tomatoes could be a little pain in the neck, but it's not too bad. Tomato skin peels off very easily if you know how to do it properly.

  

 You can add as much basil as you like.

Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients

8 oz. spaghetti

1/2 cup fresh basil

Salt

(sauce)

3-4 tomatoes

1 clove garlic

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 + 1/2 teaspoon salt

How to make:

   

 1. Place a pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil.

2. Wash the tomatoes.

3. Cut a  + on the bottom of each tomato. This will help in the actual peeling of the tomato later.

4. Place a tomato on a ladle and dip into the boiling water. Leave it no longer than 10-15 seconds before removing it.

5. The tomato should still be very firm, but the skin must be wrinkled and hanging off of it slightly. Peel the tomato. Peel the skin off.
Repeat these steps for each tomato.

6. Meanwhile, Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. (6-7 minutes for al dente) Drain.

7. I normally use the seeds of tomatoes. But, feel free to scrape the seeds out as it is a more common way.
Dice tomatoes.

8. Mix diced tomatoes, olive oil, chopped garlic and salt. Now fresh tomato sauce is ready!

9. In a large bowl, toss together the spaghetti, tomato mixture, basil, pepper, and salt,

Ready to be served~

I used young basil leaves without chopping them. You can chop basil if you are usuing fully grown basil leaves.

This is a great summer pasta.
Hope you like it as much as my family does :)
Enjoy!

Spaghetti al pomodoro freddo