Oven Roasted Tomato and Spring Onion Pasta in a Balsamic Drizzle
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| Serves | 2 to 3 |
| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cook time | 30 minutes |
| Total time | 35 minutes |
| Allergy | Wheat |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Lunch, Main Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Barbecue, Casual Party |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
A tasty and easy family pasta dish, where the vegetables are roasted beforehand to bring out the flavours and capers and feta cheese add the finishing touch. This is also lovely served as a salad when cold.
Ingredients
- 50g baby plum tomatoes (cut in half)
- 4 spring onions (trimmed and cut in half, including the greens)
- 6 to 8 cloves garlic (peeled and left whole)
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- salt and black pepper (to taste)
- 80g feta cheese (crumbled)
- 250g Italian Fusilli pasta
Note
A tasty and easy family pasta dish, where the vegetables are roasted beforehand to bring out the flavours and capers and feta cheese add the finishing touch. This is also lovely served as a salad when cold.
Directions
| Step 1 | Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F. |
| Step 2 | Place the tomatoes, spring onions, capers and garlic cloves in to a sturdy baking tray, and season with salt and pepper; add the balsamic vinegar and olive oil and mix it all together well. |
| Step 3 | Put the vegetables into the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the tomatoes and spring onions are charred on the edges and the tomatoes have collapsed and made a sauce. Add a tablespoon or two of water to the vegetables and mix through. Adjust the seasoning and set aside in a warm place. |
| Step 4 | Meanwhile, boil the fusilli pasta in a large saucepan according to the packet's instructions until al dente and then drain it through a colander. Put the pasta back into the saucepan and add the cooked vegetables to the pasta, and mix through, Add the crumbled feta cheese, reserving some for the top of the pasta. |
| Step 5 | Put the pasta and vegetables into heated serving bowls, and sprinkle the reserved feta cheese over the top of the cooked pasta and serve immediately. |
