Pasta A La Caprese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. penna, ziti or rigatoni
12 plum or 4 large tomatoes, sliced think lengthwise (about 5 c.)
3 to 4 smashed garlic cloves
1 long thin yellow-red sweet red pepper, sliced thin
20 leaves fresh basil, torn in half
1/2 c. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
5 to 6 twists pepper mill
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese, cubed
freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

At least 1 1/2 hours before
serving,
combine tomatoes, garlic, sweet
pepper, basil, oil, salt and pepper\tin
a
bowl (large
enough
to\tcontain
both sauce and cooked pasta).\tLet stand without refrigerating.
When pasta
is
cooked
and
well drained, add Mozzarella, then sauce.
Mix quickly, but well and serve
immediately.
Pass Parmesan\tcheese\tto
sprinkle
over. This take 10 minutes to prepare and makes 6 servings.