Pasta with no-cook spicy tomato sauce. Ricotta, sun-dried tomatoes and harissa are some of the few ingredients you need for this easiest and tastiest no-cook tomato sauce. It’s creamy, garlic-kissed and bright with just the right amount of heat. The results are simply spectacular. Extra bonus? It’s ready in 15 minutes!
When sweet dried tomatoes meet garlic, ricotta, and harissa, a flavor bomb is created. It’s such a simple assembly, so satisfying and delicious, yet so different.
This sauce is a nice departure from the standard, hearty, sun-dried tomato pesto. The freshness of the ingredients and the spicy harissa paste create a nice balance of intense flavors, giving this sauce extra body and fullness.
This is how we do it. While the pasta is cooking, we blend the ingredients for the spicy tomato sauce in a food processor. Add it to the still hot cooked pasta, toss toss toss. Serve. Ready. Enjoy.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.
RECIPE NOTES
- this no-cook tomato sauce makes also a great topping for bruschetta, dip for chips or pita, or spread for sandwiches
- it’s also pretty flexible. Swap the sun-dried tomatoes for roasted red peppers or canned chopped tomatoes. Use sambal oelek instead of harissa paste. Try mascarpone in place of ricotta
- use your favorite pasta shape
- make it as spicy as you can handle
- don’t worry if you don’t have a food processor, simply finely chop the ingredients by hand using a sharp knife
- serve warm or at room temperature with a big leafy side salad
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Calories Per Serving: 413 kcalPasta with No-Cook Spicy Tomato Sauce
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