Sunday 10 July 2016

Ten minute summer pastas


Tomato pasta with basil and mozzarella

Ingredients:

Spaghetti serving 2

1 mozzarella cheese
About 8 Fresh basil leaves
1 big clove of garlic
Tinned plumb tomatoes
Salt
Pepper or cayenne pepper to taste
olive oil

Preparation:

Bring to boil a large pan with abundant water and salt
When the water boils you add pasta for two servings and cook till al dente. (just cooked, not overcooked)
Put about 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil into a frying pan.
When the oil is hot you can add the garlic and fry just for about 30 seconds, make sure the garlic doesn't burn
Add the tomatoes from the tin with its juice
and the salt and pepper to taste
Finally add the chopped basil leaves

When the pasta is cooked you add it to the frying pan and mix it with the sauce. Finally add some chopped pieces of mozzarella cheese on top of the pasta. Serve immediately.


summer pasta with tuna fish
Ingredients:

- pasta of your choice serving three (best not to use spaghetti)
- 1 mozzarella cheese
- approximately 150grams of tinned tuna fish (I prefer to use the one in olive oil)
- half a medium sized onion (red onions are a good choice)
- olive oil
- fresh tomatoes, 2 or 3 depending on the size.

Preparation:

Bring to boil a large pan with abundant water and salt
When the water boils you add pasta for two servings and cook till al dente. During the cooking time of the pasta you prepare the ingredients.
Chop, or slice the onion, chop the mozzarella in small cubes, cut the tomatoes in pieces and mix them with the tunafish and some oliveoil in a large bowl. If you like you can add some salt and pepper but this is not necessary. The tunafish and the onion give a nice taste to the pasta.

When the pasta is ready (al dente) you mixed it in with the cold ingredients. Serve immediately. This pasta is eaten luke warm, like a salad, and very delicious!