| Farfalle with Fresh Tomato Sauce |
Recipe Type: Vegan option
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Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Serves: 4
Pasta must be on the menu for nearly every family at least once a week – it is quick, economical and loved by all. However fusing different flavours together is the art of its success. I love to buy on-the vine tomatoes to make this sauce – or maybe you are lucky enough to grown your own. My mother has the most amazing crop every year and I like to take a basket full to make this recipe. Smell the tomatoes before you start cooking them and you will discover their true scent even before cooking! This recipe is a typical example of simple Italian ingredients at their best! Farfalle pasta is the shape of a bow tie ~ in fact, some producers call their farfalle “bow tie pasta” to make it seem friendlier to non-Italian speaking consumers. The shape is versatile, and can be used in a range of dishes.
Ingredients
- 300 g Farfalle dried pasta
- For the sauce:
- 450 g cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 3 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons red wine
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped
- large bunch of basil, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper – to taste
- For the garnish:
- sprigs of basil
- grated vegetarian or vegan Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium sized frying pan heat the olive oil and sauté the onions, garlic and pepper.
- Add the cherry tomatoes, sugar, wine and basil. Cover and cook over a low light for 15 minutes or until all the ingredients have softened and blended.
- In a separate saucepan cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
- Drain the pasta keeping a little of the water and mix in the tomato sauce.
- Stir in the sun dried tomatoes. Taste and season.
- Transfer to an individual pasta dishes.
- To serve the stylish way: Garnish with sprigs of basil and a dusting of vegetarian or vegan Parmesan cheese.
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