Spaghettini Don Marzio

Ingredients for 6 people:

• 21 ounces spaghettini (fine spaghetti)
• 17 1/2 ounces ripe tomatoes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 10 fresh basil leaves, sliced in small strips (julienne)
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

Wash the tomatoes well, then immerse them for a few seconds in boiling water in order to easily remove skins. Remove the white core, place the pulp in a blender, adding the oil and salt to taste. Add the basil, blend.

Cook the spaghettini in plenty of water, lightly salted, according to directions on package (and tasting for doneness). Drain well, place in serving bowl, add the sauce and mix well.

For the curious: Don Marzio, in the play Bottega del caffe’, was the Neopolitan gentleman who dominates the play, so it seems right that a pasta with tomato sauce be dedicated to him.

From the Gritti Hotel Cooking School. Used with permission.