Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

6 roma tomatoes, finely diced
1/4 cup basil, chopped
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
angel hair or linguine
parmesan cheese
pine nuts, toasted (optional)

Combine tomatoes, basil, parsley, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Allow flavor to blend by refrigerating a few hours preferably.

Cook pasta and toss with tomato mixture. Garnish with the parmesan and pine nuts.

Tomato Sauce (from scratch)

Ingredients:

5 roma tomatoes
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
salt, to taste

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Transfer to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer 1 hour and add salt. Pour sauce back into the food processor and blend again until smooth.