Pre-heat oven to 220°C
Arrange tomatoes on a baking tray
Season with salt n pepper
Add garlic, thyme sprigs
Roast for 25~30min until tomato skin split and burns a little
Allow it to cool for couple of min
Remove vine and transfer into a frying pan
Add vinegar and a bit more of salt and pepper
Split the tomatoes with spoon/spatula
Cook in simmer for 15min until the sauce thickens to almost creamy consistency
Add cooked penne rigate and mix along with little cooked water
Drizzle olive oil over, garnish with basil leaf
Scatter grated ricotta salata
Serve hot