Spaghetti with "No Cook" Heirloom Tomato Sauce

I am wild about tomatoes, especially, heirloom tomatoes. During the summer, I like to keep them in their purest form. This pasta dish is very easy and quick to make, not to mention delicious.

Serves 8 first courses or 4 main courses

• 1 pound spaghetti
• 1 pound assorted heirloom tomatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 burrata (cheese) – if burrata unavailable, you can substitute with fresh mozzarella
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 gloves of garlic, minced – use a microplane
• 1 teaspoon dried chile flakes (peperoncini)
• 1 handful torn basil leaves

1. Place large pasta or stock pot of water on high heat and let boil, at which point add a healthy handful of salt (you want the water to almost taste like the sea) and put in the spaghetti. NOTE: never add olive oil to water and never put a lid on pot after you have put in the pasta.
2. Next add olive oil to saute pan and place on medium heat.
3. When pan is hot enough, add garlic and peperoncini and cook until garlic nearly dissolves (but does not burn) and the hot pepper flakes flavor the oil, approximately 1 minute.
4. Pasta should be done (al dente) in approximately 8 minutes. Drain and put in serving bowl.
5. Coat pasta with warm garlic-chile flavored oil, toss in heirloom tomatoes.
6. Using your hands, tear the burrata into bite size pieces and sprinkle on pasta and tomatoes.
7. Mix all ingredients. The heat from the pasta will "melt" the burrata.
8. Top with handful of freshly torn basil leaves. Season with salt and pepper and serve. Note: you may want to add a little more olive