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Raw Tomato Sauce

4.7

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Photo of Pasta with Raw Tomato Sauce
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Erika Joyce

Use the juiciest, sweetest summer tomatoes you can find for this light, fresh sauce, and toss it with well-drained hot spaghetti and lots of freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Or use it to spoon onto Pizza Dough; over poached, fried, or scrambled eggs; or on grilled fish, chicken, or zucchini—then add a flourish of olive oil and fresh herbs.

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