Sloppy, Creamy Cashew Tomato Pasta
Ingredients
- makes enough for 3-4 people
- 1 small white onion – finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves – minced
- 1 tin of good quality chopped tomatoes or passata
- a generous handful of fresh basil leaves – roughly chopped + extra to sprinkle on top
- 1 tbsp of olive oil for frying
- a generous pinch of salt and pepper for seasoning
- for the slow roasted tomatoes:
- about 250gr of cherry tomatoes
- a generous drizzle of olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
To serve: your favourite pasta – I love bucatini Slice the tomatoes in halves. Place them on baking tray with the flesh facing upwards. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. P
Place the tray in the oven and slow roast the tomatoes at 150 degrees Celsius for 35-40 minutes. Make sure not to roast the tomatoes at higher temperature otherwise they will end up looking like a tomato sauce, you want to cook them slowly at a low temperatures they will keep their shape, almost like sundried tomatoes
In the meantime make the tomato sauce. Add the oil to a large pan. Once hot add in the chopped onion. Let the onion sauté for about 5 minutes until it starts to caramelise and going slightly brown. Add in the crushed garlic and keep cooking for another minute.
Add in the chopped tomat
