Ingredients for Italian Pasta Dinner Preparation Close Up

This is a close up shot showing ingredients and uncooked pasta for preparing an Italian dinner. The ingredients include cherry tomatoes on a vine, an halved red onion, basil leaves, a red and a yellow bell pepper, garlic and hard cheese all laying on a wooden cutting board. A pot filled with uncooked spaghetti pasta is in the background. This bright and colorful scene could be used to illustrate food, cooking, healthy eating, Italy, and the Mediterranean diet.