Pasta, Cherry Tomatoes and Cheese
Fettuccine con pomodori cilege e bocconcini
Comments: Substitute any long pasta such as tagliatelle, linguine or spaghetti for the fettuccine noodles.
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 [8 1/2-ounce / 240-g] bocconcini cheese
  • 8 to 10 cherry tomatoes
  • 3 1/2 ounces [100 g] fettuccine pasta
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 or 3 fresh basil leaves, chopped
    or
    1 pinch dried basil
  • Cut cheese in 8 equal pieces.
  • Half cherry tomatoes.
  • Boil pasta noodles into a large pot of boiling salted water until 'al dente' [just beginning to soften].
  • Heat olive oil into a saucepan; cook tomatoes approximately 1 minute, turning tomatoes often.
  • Stir in basil.
  • Drain done pasta noodles.
  • Add paste noodles to saucepan along with cheese pieces, stirring gently until cheese just begins to melt.
  • Serve at once.