Bring a pot of water to boil. When it boils, add the salt and the pasta. Cook the pasta according to package instructions - possibly keeping it al dente so don't overcook.
As the pasta is cooking, drain and chop the sundried tomatoes. Rinse the basil leaves and dry with a salad spinner, then roughly chop. Zest the lemon.
Add the ricotta to a tall container, add 1 tbsp of the sundried tomato oil, a pinch of salt and some freshly cracked black pepper. Pour in 60 ml of the pasta cooking water and blend with a hand blender for 30 seconds. The result is a shiny pearly ricotta cream. Check if you need more salt and add accordingly.
Drain the pasta and quickly rinse it under cold water to stop the cooking. Add pasta to a bowl. Pour in the creamy ricotta sauce, chopped tomatoes, basil leaves and toss. You may reserve a few sundried tomato bits and smaller basil leaves to add on top of the salad.
Top with zested lemon and a dusting of freshly cracked black pepper. Enjoy!
Notes
The nutritional information provided is an estimate made by an online calculator meant to be used as a guideline only.