Penne with Oyster Mushrooms and Sun-dried Tomatoes

Name: Penne with Oyster Mushrooms and Sun-dried Tomatoes
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: garlic cloves 2, crushed; oyster mushrooms 300 g (10½ oz), torn; red onion 1, thinly sliced; salt; pine nuts 55 g (2 oz); basil leaves handful, torn; sun-dried tomatoes 70 g (2½ oz), thinly sliced; French beans 100 g (3½ oz), blanched; penne 500 g (1 lb 2 oz); olive oil 2 tbsp

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Gate Easy Vegetarian Cookbook

By Adrian Daniel and Michael Daniel

Published 2007

About

This is what we call “stir-fry pasta”, in the sense that it is quick to make and best cooked in a wok, where the pan-fried vegetables and herbs bring the whole dish to life.

Ingredients

penne 500 g (1 lb 2 oz)
salt

Method

Put the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water and cook for the specified time, usually about 10 minutes. Drain well.
In a wok or large pan, heat the oil and allow the garlic to infuse for 30 seconds. Add the onion and oyster mushrooms, and cook on a medium heat for 5–6 minutes, tossing occasionally to prevent burning. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and Fre