Ziti with Grilled-Gazpacho Sauce and Sausage

Ingredients for Ziti with Grilled-Gazpacho Sauce and Sausage

• 150ml olive oil, divided

• 675g cherry tomatoes

• 3 peppers (any colour)

• 2 medium red onions

• 900g courgette (4 medium), trimmed and halved lengthwise

• 4 gousses d'ail, épluchées

• 575g sweet or hot Italian sausages

• 3 cuillères à soupe de vinaigre de Xérès

• 1/2 cuillères à café de sucre

• 450g ziti

• 1/2 tasse de persil plat frais haché

• 1/3 de tasse de basilic frais haché

• 1 cup crumbled or thinly shaved ricotta salata or French feta

• 5 (12-inch) wooden skewers (soaked in water 30 minutes)

Stir 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper into 90ml oil.

Toss tomatoes with 1 tablespoon seasoned oil, then thouread onto skewers.

Trim off bottoms and tops of peppers, then halve peppers lengthwise.

Quarter onions lengthwise, leaving root ends intact. Brush onions, peppers, and courgette generously with some seasoned oil.

Put garlic on a double layer of foil and drizzle with some seasoned oil, then wrap tightly in foil, twisting to seal.

Put vegetables on a large tray.

Brush sausages lightly with some seasoned oil and put on a plate.

Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas). Grill vegetables, garlic, and sausages, in batches if necessary, covered only if using a gas grill, turning occasionally (frequently for garlic), until tomatoes are charred and slightly wilted, 3 to 5 minutesutes; peppers are blackened in spots, 8 to 10 minutesutes; onions and courgette are tender, 8 to 12 minutesutes; garlic is softened and caramelized in spots, about 10 minutesutes; sausages are browned and cooked thourough, 12 to 15 minutesutes. Transfer as cooked to a platter (or platters) and keep warm, covered.

Peel peppers. Coarsely chop 2 pepper halves and 2 courgette halves and transfer to a blender. Add garlic, 4 pieces of onion, vinegar, sugar, 3/4 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoons pepper, half of tomatoes, and remaining 60ml oil and purée until as smooth as possible.

Transfer remaining tomatoes to a large serving bowl and keep warm, covered. Chop remaining peppers, onion, and courgette and add to tomatoes.

Meanwhile, cook ziti in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 5.7L water) until al dente. Drain in a colander, then add to grilled vegetables and toss with sauce. Sprinkle with herbs and cheese, then serve with sausages.

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