Fresh Tomato Spaghettini

Name: Fresh Tomato Spaghettini
Yield: Makes 4 portions
Ingredients: salt and pepper; small bunch of basil, leaves chopped; 225 g/8 oz spaghettini or regular spaghetti; 20 g/¾ oz parmesan cheese, finely grated; knob of butter; 350 g/12 oz ripe cherry tomatoes, finely chopped; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 banana shallots, finely diced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Makes
4
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Real Food Kids Will Love

By Annabel Karmel

Published 2018

About

There is nothing more satisfying than making your own tasty tomato sauce and it really is so simple. It’s great as a base for a homemade pizza or here, simply stirred into spaghettini or spaghetti.

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
2 banana shallots, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed

Vegetarian
Pasta

Method

Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add the shallots and fry for a few minutes until softened, then add the garlic and fry for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and stir in the tomatoes, vinegar and butter.

Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, drain and add straight to the sauce in the frying pan so there is still some pasta w