Recipe Courtesy of Delicious magazine
This recipe couldn’t have had better timing! Just as our cherry tomato plant started going gangbusters, I saw this vegetarian pasta recipe for a flavorful homemade red pesto sauce, made from roasted cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, almonds, Parmesan and roasted garlic. A lovely late summer combination of flavors to toss with al dente rigatoni pasta. Simple, fresh and very flavorful, I also loved that before serving, you scatter some freshly chopped cherry tomatoes over your creation, along with extra basil leaves for a fresh, sweet garnish.
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‘Rigatoni with Roasted Tomato & Almond Pesto’
Ingredients:
- Recipe Courtesy of the UK’s Delicious Magazine*
- 600 g cherry tomatoes
- 4 unpeeled garlic cloves
- 80ml extra virgin olive oil
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 75g blanched almonds
- 40g grated parmesan cheese
- 1 small bunch basil, plus extra to serve
- 400 g rigatoni
Directions:
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Halve ¾ of the cherry tomatoes, put on the tray with the garlic, then drizzle 2 Tablespoons oil and toss to coat. Pick the thyme leaves and scatter over, then season. Roast for 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes start to collapse.
- Take the tray out of the oven and add the almonds in a separate small pie. Roast for 5 more minutes, or until the nuts are lightly toasted. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Whizz the almonds in a food processor until finely chopped, then add the roasted tomatoes with their juices, along with the Parmesan cheese, basil and remaining oil. Pop the garlic cloves out of their skins and add. Season, then whizz until it forms a pesto.
- Meanwhile, cook the rigatoni according to package instructions. Drain, then return to the pan and toss with the pesto.
- Divide pasta among 4 bowls. Chop the remaining cherry tomatoes, then scatter over with extra basil leaves and Parmesan.
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