Linguine con Pomodorini
It is often the case that one’s love for cooking comes from their environment. Growing up in a home with a mom who, amongst many other things, could have had a great career in cooking, I realize that my love for the kitchen I inherited from her. And today happens to be her Birthday! So, today’s special recipe is dedicated to her! She has taught me my love for home cooking, using natural, delicious ingredients, turning a simple recipe into a delicacy! But see, she, being extraordinary, would have made the linguine herself! So here’s a promise, next time I find myself with her in the kitchen, we will be making some delicious homemade pasta together! Until then, do enjoy this deliciously simple recipe on any day of the week, and why not today for your meatless Monday 🙂
And of course, Happy Birthday Mama <3
Ingredients
- 400g Cherry Tomatoes
- 5 garlic gloves halved
- Fresh Basil leaves
- Olive oil
- 400g Linguine
- Parmesan cheese
- Chili Flakes
How to Make It
Step 1
Wash and half the cherry tomatoes
Step 2
Peel, degerm and chop the garlic cloves into large chunks
Step 3
Wash a few basil leaves
Step 4
In a large sauce pan, pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil and set on medium heat. A couple of minutes later, add the chopped garlic cloves, the basil leaves and the halved cherry tomatoes, face down. Lower the heat to low and leave to simmer for about 30 minutes
Step 5
Towards the end of the 30 minutes, cook your linguine (according to the package instructions) and drain
Step 6
Once the tomato sauce is cooked, and you might notice that the olive oil level has dropped significantly, add about 2 extra tablespoons of olive oil
Step 7
Add the drained linguine to the tomatoes and give that a good toss.
Serve hot and garnish with some parmesan cheese and a dash of chili flakes
Nutritional Info:
Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.
They are also a great source of vitamin C, potassium, folate, and vitamin K
Source: Healthline
Fun Fact:
A tomato is a fruit. The confusion arose after the 1890s when the US supreme court named them a vegetable for taxation purposes. A fruit is the edible part of the plant containing seeds, a vegetable is stem, leaf or root. Usually red when mature, tomatoes can also come in a variety of colors, including yellow, orange, green, and purple. What’s more, many subspecies of tomatoes exist with different shapes and flavor. There are over 10,000 varieties of tomato, these come in a variety of colours including pink, purple, black, yellow and white.
Source: QuickCrop
