Italian Wheat Pasta- معكرونة القمح

Wheat pasta with tomatoes , fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil:

I had this dish at a small Italian place when I was in Rome two summers ago. The restaurant was old and very small in an ally, but it had a great menu. This dish was very delicious and very well prepared. The simplicity and freshness of the ingredients made this dish so good. I replicated the recipe when I came back home and it turned out very close to the one I had in Rome, here it is:

Ingredients:

*8 oz Whole Wheat Penne Pasta
*4 Fresh Roma Tomatoes- Boiled and peeled

*A handful of fresh Basil *2-3 oz. Fresh baby Mozzarella cheese 
*2-3 Tablespoons Olive Oil 
*Salt to taste

Direction:

-Boil the pasta and drain

-Make cross slits in the bottoms of the tomatoes. They peel easier this way.

-Boil water. Drop the tomatoes in it and let stand for few minutes. Take the tomatoes out and peel them- cut in halves and add to the warm pasta

-If you wish, you may cut the Mozzarella balls into halves or leave them whole 
-Add about 2-3 three tablespoons of Olive Oil 
-Add salt to your taste 
-Sprinkle the Basil leaves on top of the dish

-Mix all the ingredients in a bowl 
-Serve warm