First cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. During this time, the cherry tomatoes are quartered, the basil roughly cut and the garlic finely chopped or pressed.
Then mix the basil and garlic with the oil in a small bowl (dose to taste).
Drain the pasta, put it back in the pot or a bowl immediately, add the tomatoes. Then the basil-garlic oil over it, season with salt and pepper, done.
The dish can also easily be varied with olives, mozzarella, onions