Heirloom Tomato Sauce

• 3-4 small heirloom tomatoes
• 4-5 fat cloves garlic, crushed well
• basil
• olive oil
• salt

Serves 2

1. quickly blanch tomatoes in simmering water for about 10 seconds. Let cool, peel away skins.
2. chop peeled tomatoes into cubes (leave seeds and goo ;) )
3. heat drizzle of oil in wide skillet, add garlic and saute until sizzling and fragrant (1-2 minutes)
4. toss in all tomatoes, salt well
5. add basil sprigs, turn up heat and bring to boil
6. reduce to simmer, use basil sprigs to stir sauce around
7. after several minutes, tomatoes will break down almost completely. Stir frequently.
8. at the last minute, remove sprigs of basil. Season to taste, drizzle in a bit more oil.
9. toss a bit of chopped basil in
10. toss with nicely al dente pasta, and cook a couple minutes more
11. put in bowls, garnish with cheese

Recipe transcribed from the description on the Hedonia blog