Side Dishes Recipes - Spaghetti with Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon chopped basil

• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

• 500 g/18 oz cherry tomatoes

• spiced oil

• herb salt

• freshly ground pepper

• 500 g/18 oz spaghetti

• salt

• 150 g/5 oz peas

• 150 g/5 oz curd cheese with feta

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 220°C/425°F, Gas mark 7. Peel the garlic and chop finely. Stir the olive oil, garlic, basil and parsley together in a small bowl.

2. Put the tomatoes in a large baking tin. Pour seasoned oil over the tomatoes. Sprinkle with herb salt and pepper. Cook the tomatoes in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.

3. Boil the spaghetti in plenty of salted water following the instructions until cooked al dente. Add the peas 3 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

4. Drain the spaghetti and peas, reserving 250 mll8 fl oz (1 cup) of the cooking water in a bowl.

5. Stir the cooking water into the curd cheese and beat with a whisk to make a creamy sauce. Season to taste.

6. Add the mixture of spaghetti and peas to the cherry tomatoes in the baking tin. Pour the cheese sauce over it and stir well. Season again with salt and pepper and serve hot.

Note: A simple but delicious dish which only takes half an hour to prepare. Instead of spaghetti spiral-shaped pasta, tagliatelli, farfalle, penne or even whole-meal (whole wheat) pasta can be used. The latter is particularly rich in fiber and B-vitamins.