Fresh Pasta Sauce Base

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/3 cup light olive oil
• 2 roasted garlic cloves
• 12 bite-size fresh mozzarella cheese balls
• 6 fresh plum tomatoes (cut up) or 1 (5 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (drained)
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, torn into pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (fine or coarse)
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 small lemon (optional)
• pasta, of choice

Recipe

• 1 place pasta in boiling water.
• 2 in a large sauce pot, combine all other ingredients.
• 3 stir until combined well and evenly coated with the olive oil.
• 4 place sauce pot on lowest setting on stove and cover, checking every few minutes.
• 5 let those items become luke warm. not hot. if they get hot; just shut off and keep the lid on to keep them warm.
• 6 when pasta is done; drain it and toss with the "sauce" base, and squeeze lemon over it.