Bump up the flavour in your weeknight pasta by lacing it with balsamic-roasted cherry tomatoes and a zucchini-spiked basil pesto sauce. Top with a rich and nutty pangratto for added texture and serve with a cucumber salad to cut through the richness.
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1 packet
Mixed Salad Leaves
1 sachet
Vegetable Stock Pot
1
Pear
2
Garlic
1 packet
Snacking Tomatoes
1 packet
Flaked Almonds
1
Zucchini
1 packet
Penne
1 packet
Panko Breadcrumbs
2 packet
Plant-Based Basil Pesto
1 sachet
Nan's Special Seasoning
1 drizzle
balsamic vinegar
1 drizzle
olive oil
½ tbs
brown sugar
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil.
• Place snacking tomatoes on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Roast until blistered, 10-15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook penne in the boiling water until ‘al dente’ (when cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre), 10 minutes.
• Reserve some pasta water(see ingredients), then drain pasta and return
• While the penne is cooking, finely chop garlic.
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook flaked almonds, panko breadcrumbs and half the garlic, stirring, until
golden brown and fragrant, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Thinly slice pear into wedges. In a medium bowl, combine a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste, then add pear and mixed salad leaves. Toss to coat.
• Grate zucchini.
• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook zucchini, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes.
• Add remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add roasted snacking tomatoes, Nan’s special seasoning, the brown sugar, stock, plant-based basil pesto, cooked penne and reserved pasta water.
• Cook, stirring, until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes. Season to taste.
• Divide plant-based pesto and roast tomato penne between plates.
• Top with almond pangrattato. Serve with pear salad. Enjoy!