Smoked tomato & broccoli pasta

Recipes / Vegetarian

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Recipe «Smoked tomato & broccoli pasta» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/2 cup tea leaves, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup white rice, 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, 500g pasta , 1 tbsp olive oil, 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced lengthways, 1 head broccoli , cut into florettes , 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped, Juice and grated rind of 2 lemons, 250g low-fat ricotta cheese.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup tea leaves 
  • 1/2 cup sugar 
  • 1/2 cup white rice 
  • 250g punnet cherry tomatoes 
  • 500g pasta 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced lengthways 
  • 1 head broccoli , cut into florettes 
  • 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 
  • Juice and grated rind of 2 lemons 
  • 250g low-fat ricotta cheese 

Instructions

  1. Line a wok with foil. Combine the tea leaves, sugar and rice in a wok. Place a small rack over the tea leaves and top with a heatproof plate. Place the cherry tomatoes onto the plate, cover the wok tightly and cook over a moderate heat until it smokes. Smoke the tomatoes for 7 minutes, remove and discard the tea mixture.
  2. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and cook pasta according to packet directions, drain and set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in frying pan, cook the garlic for 2 minutes or until golden, add the broccoli and chilli cook for 5 minutes or until the broccoli is tender crisp. Add the lemon juice and rind and warm through.
  4. Toss the pasta together with the smoked tomatoes, broccoli and ricotta cheese.