Summertime Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Ingredients (10)

• 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar, optional
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 very small garlic clove (or 1/2 medium clove), pressed or minced
• 1/2 pound whole grain thin spaghetti or angel-hair pasta or rotini/fusilli or penne
• Optional but recommended: 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil