You know the song, no more pencils, no more books….but for us parents out there it means more food, more time in the kitchen! So I wanted to give you all an easy recipe you could whiz up in 5 minutes to feed the hungry hoards! Well it’s got to be pasta to make those teenagers last until the next feed, and it’s got to be tomatoes, at this time of year they are in abundance. So here’s the deal, six ingredients blended together add some fresh rocket and pasta and hey presto supper in seconds!
Pasta with a no cook sun blushed tomato sauce
Serves 2
15g basil
15g parsley
1 small garlic clove
1/2tsp salt
120g sun blushed tomatoes
100g tomatoes ie 1 large one
70g rocket
A squeeze of lemon
Freshly grated parmesan to serve
Fresh pasta for 2
Method
Start by blending the basil, parsley, garlic, salt, tomato and the sun blushed tomatoes. Pour into a large bowl and set aside. Roughly chop the rocket and add to the blended mixture. Cook the pasta, drain reserving 20ml of the pasta water and pour the pasta plus the water into the bowl. Mix thoroughly add a squeeze of lemon, check the seasoning and serve with some freshly grated parmesan.
Now for those of you who have a glut of tomatoes in your garden how about making your own sun blushed tomatoes? It’s very easy, just pop the tomatoes on a tray and bake in the oven at 140C for 8 – 12 hours depending on the size. I do this and then store them covered in oil in a tupperware container in the fridge, they will last for more than a week.
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