Dried tomatoe and oregano spaghetti (vegan)

This pasta might not look all that appealing when you read the ingredients, but do yourself a favour and give it a try. It is really nice and quick and easy to prepare.

Ingredients: spaghetti
2 or 3 garlic cloves
olive oil
salt
a few tablespoons of water
4 or 5 dried tomatoes (you can buy them in a jar in oil, or if you have the dried version, soak them in some olive oil for till they are tender)



a full tablespoon of oregano (seems a lot but makes it taste great)
a tin of plum tomatoes (not triturado if you live in Spain)

Preparation:

Whilst you boil the water with salt for the spaghetti you take a frying pan and add a good splash of olive oil. Meanwhile, you have cut the tomatoes into pieces and either crushed the garlic or cut it into tiny pieces. When the water for the pasta is boiling you add the spaghetti.

Add both to the hot olive oil and stir immediately. The tomatoes and garlic can burn if you don't watch out and you don't want that so make sure you keep stirring. After a few minutes you add the dried oregano and you may add 1 or 2 tablespoons of water. After again a few minutes you add the tinned tomatoes and make sure they are cut into pieces. You can do this with a fork in the frying pan. Sprinkle with salt (to taste)

Leave on a low heat to reduce the sauce somewhat.

When the pasta is ready – al dente – you can add it to the sauce in the frying pan and mix well.

Serve and enjoy!

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!