Pasta with Baked Cherry Tomatoes - Lidia

Name: Pasta with Baked Cherry Tomatoes - Lidia
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 pints cherry tomatoes, halved; ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; ⅓ cup fine dry bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for the pasta pot; ¼ teaspoon peperoncino flakes, or to taste; 1 pound spaghetti, gemelli, or penne; 10 plump garlic cloves, peeled and sliced; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley; 1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, shredded; ½ cup freshly grated pecorino (or half pecorino and half Grana Padano), plus more for passing; 4 ounces ricotta or ricotta salata