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Kalamata olive & harissa penne

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

300 g penne
2 T Woolworths Roma tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 T capers, plus 1 T of the brine
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
350 g Ottolenghi Kalamata Olive & Harissa sauce
125 g buffalo mozzarella
basil salt, for serving

Method

1. Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving ⅓ cup pasta water.

2. While the pasta cooks, marinate the tomatoes and the capers in olive oil and the reserved brine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

3. In a large pan, heat the Ottolenghi Kalamata Olive & Harissa Sauce. Add the drained pasta to the sauce with the reserved water. Simmer for 5 minutes.

4. Serve warm, topped with the marinated tomato, capers, torn buffalo mozzarella and a pinch of basil salt.

Cook's note: This makes an excellent lazy dinner, but also works well served cold as a pasta salad the next day.

To make basil salt, wash and thoroughly dry 1 cup of fresh basil leaves, then blitz them in a food processor with ½ cup coarse sea salt until finely chopped and well combined. Spread the mixture out on a baking tray and let it air-dry for a few hours or dry in a 80–90°C oven for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once completely dry and cool, transfer to a jar and store in a cool, dry place.

Photography: Jan Ras
Videography: Romy Wilson
Recipes and production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistants: Bianca Jones and Bianca Strydom

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