Fresh Torchiette with Cherry Tomato Butter Sauce
Curly Leaf Salad
Cooking time
10 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
720 /serving
The operating principles behind this pasta dinner are speediness, freshness and tanginess. The sauce requires throwing cherry tomatoes into a pan with butter and balsamic, the pasta requires less than five minutes to cook, and the meal requires the simplest side salad for success.
We will send you:
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 280g Cherry tomatoes
- 1 Head of curly leaf lettuce
- 30ml Balsamic vinegar
- 225g Fresh torchiette
- 7.5g Bell Pepper & Olive spices (garlic, red bell pepper, dried black olives, basil, oregano, salt, parsley, lemon, sunflower oil, black pepper)
Contains: Eggs • Milk • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Large pan
Medium pot
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Strainer
3 or 6 tbsp Butter
Total Fat
41 g
Saturated Fat
15 g
Sodium
1050 mg
Total Carb
72 g
Sugars
8 g
Protein
19 g
Fibre
8 g
Preparation
Boil the pasta
- Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add the pasta; stir gently to separate.
- Boil, 3 to 5 min., until al dente.
- Reserving ¼ cup cooking water (double for 4 portions), drain and toss with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, halve the tomatoes.
- Mince the garlic.
Start the sauce
- In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium.
- Add the garlic and ⅔ of the tomatoes. Sauté, 2 to 3 min., until beginning to soften.
- Add ½ the vinegar, 3 tbsp butter (double for 4 portions), ⅔ of the spices and S&P.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until melted and combined.
Make the salad
- Meanwhile, roughly chop the lettuce.
- In a medium bowl, combine the remaining vinegar and spices, and 2 tbsp oil (double for 4 portions).
- Add the lettuce and remaining tomatoes; toss well.
Finish the sauce & combine the pasta
- To the pan of sauce, add the pasta and ½ the reserved cooking water.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until combined and warmed through; season with S&P.
- If the sauce seems dry, gradually add the remaining cooking water until you achieve your desired consistency.
Plate your dish
- Divide the pasta between your bowls.
- Serve the salad on the side. Bon appétit!
