Chilled Capellini with Tomato& Basil

Other than pasta salad, have you had pasta served cold?  In Japan, "Chilled Capellini (angel hair pasta) with Tomato" is quite a popular dish many Italian-style restaurants serve during summer time. Apparently this is not an authentic, traditional Italian dish..  But nowadays, I heard some restaurants in Italy serve cold pasta dishes, inspired by Japanese cold noodle dishes...Kind of like California Rolls which is no way traditional / authentic Japanese, but recently gaining popularity in Japan.
Anyways, I love noodles, and I like them cold especially on the hot summer day. This recipe uses roasted tomatoes, which you prep the night before (super easy, you just have to turn on the oven!) and chilled overnight. Tossed with fresh basil, you know you have a winner. Simple, fabulous, refreshing, wonderfully tomato-icious ; P


Ingredients (enough for 4 people):
1 (796 ml/ 28fl oz) Canned Diced tomato
2-3 TBS Olive Oil
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (or as much as you like)
1 tsp  salt

1. Place the chopped basil and the salt in a large bowl.
2.Drain the juice from the can, and place the diced tomato in a bowl. Toss with the olive oil and minced garlic.
3.Spread the tomatoes out in a baking pan or cookie sheet in single layer, and roast at 400F for 25-30 minutes.
4. Scoop the tomatoes directly into the bowl with the basil. Toss to mix. Chill overnight or at least 2-3 hours until the tomatoes are completely chilled.

Pasta (Capellini, 80-100g per person)
1. Cook capellini (or angel hair pasta) al dente.
2. Drain the pasta into a colander, while running a cold water onto the pasta. Leave the water running for a while over the pasta. Once the pasta is cool enough to touch, take handfuls and gently swish and rub them in the running water, as if you are washing the noodles. The goal here is not just to get the noodle ice cold, but to get rid of the starchiness from the noodles.
4. Very important! Drain the excess water from the pasta really well. 
5. Add the drained pasta to the bowl with the tomato & basil. Toss to mix. Season with salt and pepper, and if you like, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese. Serve very cold.