Description
This simple angel hair pasta recipe is made quite decadent with marinated tomatoes, olives, and Italian Stracchino cheese.
Ingredients
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- 250 g 9 oz cherry tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- pinch sugar
- 1/2 cup black olives
- 1 Tbsp capers or caper berries
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- handful fresh basil leaves
- 250 g 9 oz stracchino
- 500 g about 1lb angel hair pasta (capellini)
Instructions
- Quarter the cherry tomatoes and put them in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Crush the garlic over the tomatoes, roughly chop the olives and capers and add them along with the dried herbs, salt and pepper and sugar.
- Drizzle the olive oil over the top then stir to combine everything well. Allow to marinate for at least 2 hours, the longer the better, stirring occasionally.
- Tear the basil into pieces and set aside.
- Cook the pasta according to the packet directions, until al dente. Drain, reserving a little pasta cooking water, and return pasta to the pot. Toss the tomato mixture through the pasta, adding a little of the pasta cooking water as needed to make it saucy.
- Toss through the basil, transfer to a serving platter or plates and dollop on the stracchino. Serve immediately.
Notes
If you can’t get stracchino (a.k.a. crescenza) cheese, you can use mascarpone or fresh mozzarella
- Category: Pasta, Primi
- Cuisine: Italian