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Roasted Tomato and Garlic Pasta

Posted on April 20, 2023
roasted tomato and garlic pasta recipe vegan

Roasted Tomato and Garlic Pasta 

Try this roasted tomato and garlic pasta for a perfect weeknight meal. Easy to make, with just a few ingredients to make this vegan friendly recipe. Toasting the seeds is essential to bring all the flavours together. Seasoning is essential to make this dish come to life, so be sure to taste test along the way.

What ingredients do I need?

Tomatoes- Using vine tomatoes for this recipe, be sure to get all the delicious juices on the baking tray as they carry all the flavour.

Garlic Bulb- You’ll only need a few cloves but roast the whole bulb, the you can use the other cloves for other recipes. Roasted Pepper & Garlic Pasta 

Fresh Basil- A key ingredient to get loads of flavour in is fresh basil. Chop it up fine and scatter just before serving.

Harissa paste- This is a key ingredient to get a spice, depth and heat to the recipe. Add a little more if you want a richer flavour.

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roasted tomato and garlic pasta vegan recipe

roasted tomato and garlic pasta recipe vegan

Roasted Tomato and Garlic Pasta

Try this roasted tomato and garlic pasta for a perfect weeknight meal. Easy to make, with just a few ingredients to make this vegan friendly recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g vine tomatoes
  • 1 bulb garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 15 g fresh basil
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree mixed with 2 tbsp water
  • 1 heaped tbsp harissa paste
  • 1 tsp salt & pepper
  • 2 portions spaghetti

Top with:

  • 4 tbsp toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºC (fan) and prep the tomatoes by playing them on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper
  • Chop the very top off the garlic bulb, drizzle over olive oil, salt and pepper, wrap in tin foil and add to the baking tray with the tomatoes, pop in the oven for around 25 minutes
  • When the tomatoes have around 12 minutes left, add the spaghetti to boiling water with a generous pinch of salt and cook till al dente (around 8-10 mins)
  • Take the tomatoes and garlic from the oven, add them to a large pan with the tomato puree and harissa, remove two cloves from the garlic bulb and smash all of those ingredients together
  • Cook off those ingredients in the pan before adding a ladle of pasta water (around 150ml) followed by the cooked spaghetti then mix together
  • Add in the chopped fresh basil, garnish with salt and pepper and the toasted seeds and enjoy

Notes

  • Toasting the seeds is essential to bring all the flavours together! It adds a nutty flavour that compliments the tomato
  • Seasoning is essential to make this dish come to life, so be sure to taste test along the way
Dinner Lunch & Light Bites Recipe

Vegan Tomato Orzo

Posted on September 2, 2022
vegan tomato orzo recipe

Delicious Vegan Tomato Orzo Pasta Recipe

Easy Vegan Tomato Orzo Pasta ready in 15 minutes! Time saving, perfect lunch box recipe that is cheap to make with just a few ingredients. My favourite part about this whole recipe is that is takes 15 minutes to cook, only uses 5 main ingredients and is perfect for week night dinners where you don’t want to spend loads of time chopping ingredients and standing over the hob.

What Ingredients do I need for 15 Minute Tomato Orzo?

Orzo Pasta- Looks almost like a rice but is instead a pasta. I used to hate cooking orzo as I’d make it soggy and mushy but follow this recipe and it’ll work perfectly! The key is to cook it until al dente, you don’t want soggy orzo.

Tomatoes- I’ve used whatever tomatoes are in season at the time, if you can try and get them from the same country to live in to keep those air miles down. You don’t even need to chop the tomatoes for this recipe.

Fresh basil -.This ingredient is so important as it’s packed with flavour. If you don’t have basil, replace for fresh parsley. It’s where most of the flavour marries together with the tomatoes.

 

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vegan tomato orzo recipe

Vegan Tomato Orzo

Easy Vegan Tomato Orzo Pasta ready in 15 minutes! Time saving, perfect lunch box recipe that is cheap to make with just a few ingredients.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 mug of orzo pasta around 250g
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots
  • 420 g tomatoes
  • 3 large cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • 25g fresh basil or parsley or both!
  • Large pinch of salt and pepper season to perfection

Instructions
 

  • Add the orzo to boiling salted water and cook for around 10-12 minutes or aldente
  • Add the tomatoes to a large pan with the olive oil, fry for around 5 minutes before adding the chopped shallots and garlic, continue to fry for a few minutes on a low heat before smushing the tomatoes
  • Add a ladle of the pasta water to the pot with the tomatoes, drain the rest and then add the orzo to the pot, add the dried basil, and bring together
  • Add the freshly chopped herbs, season generously with salt and pepper (this is important)
  • Enjoy!

If you like this recipe why not try my 15 Minute Tomato and Herb Pasta 

vegan tomato pasta recipe

15 minute tomato orzo