Checca sauce
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Type | Sauce |
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Place of origin | Italy |
Main ingredients | Tomatoes, olive oil |
Checca sauce is an uncooked tomato sauce used with pasta.[1] Pasta alla checca is an Italian pasta dish using fresh, uncooked tomatoes, basil, fresh mozzarella, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper, typically prepared in the summer with fresh ripe tomatoes.
A similar combination of ingredients has been dubbed checca sauce by Giada de Laurentiis.[2]
References
- ^ Bates, Caroline. "Spaghetti alla Checca". Go.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ De Laurentiis, Giada. "Spaghettini with Checca Sauce". Everyday Italian. Food Network. Retrieved 20 March 2014.