Green tagliatelle with tomato and mozzarella eyes
Pesto tagliatelle with tomato sauce and mozzarella eyes set in cherry tomatoes.
Active time15 min
Cooking10 min
Total25 min
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Ingredients
- 10 g fresh basil
- 100 g cherry tomatoes
- 150 g mini mozzarella balls
- 4 tbsp basil pesto
- 350 g prepared tomato sauce
- 400 g dried green tagliatelle
Preparation
Wash tomatoes and basil. Halve tomatoes and remove seeds. Halve mozzarella balls and fit them inside tomatoes. Cut small basil pupils and place on mozzarella. Chop the remaining basil.
10 g fresh basil100 g cherry tomatoes150 g mini mozzarella balls- knife
- chopping board
- spoon
Cook tagliatelle according to the pack. Meanwhile, warm tomato sauce in a saucepan. Drain pasta and toss with pesto and chopped basil. Divide between plates, spoon over sauce and add the tomato eyes. Add any mozzarella that does not fit in the tomatoes to the pasta.
4 tbsp basil pesto350 g prepared tomato sauce400 g dried green tagliatelle- saucepan
- colander
- spoon
Allergens
- Gluten
- Milk
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
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