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penne with tomato, basil, olives and pecorino

penne with tomato, basil, olives and pecorino

main courses | serves 4
Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.

Throw the tomatoes into a large roasting tin, drizzle them with olive oil, season with some salt and pepper and pop them in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Once they’re roasted, squash the tomatoes with a fork to get the juices going and drizzle over some balsamic vinegar.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta according to the pack instructions until al dente. Drain the pasta and add the roasted tomato sauce and the olives. Tear over most of the basil leaves and toss everything together. Season and serve with the reserved basil leaves scattered over and some freshly grated pecorino.

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ingredients

• 750g pomodorino tomatoes
• olive oil
• sea salt and freshly • ground black pepper
• good-quality balsamic vinegar
• 500g penne
• 200g black olives, stoned and halved
• a small bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked
• a chunk of pecorino cheese, to serve

user comments

33 comments

1. driver695 Tue 19 Jan 2010 @ 23:11 Did you use fresh tomoatoes? Are plum ok?

2. Debora Armelin Mon 18 May 2009 @ 21:27 Jamie, this recipe is fanastic... I'm from Brazil and i love all this dish you make..
thanks..

3. Namira Sat 16 May 2009 @ 07:11 greetings from south east asia.. :)
just tried this out.. love it !
i followed the advice of a couple of previous posters, i put garlic in with the tomatoes.. awesome advice, people !
thanks for the wonderful recipe, jamie..

4. fiancuzzu Wed 13 May 2009 @ 03:18 wow i really like penne

5. Louise Fri 24 Apr 2009 @ 12:23 I made it as it is.. and I love it, my flatmates love it as well.. simple and tastes delicious they say.. Thanks Jamie..

6. Gregg Tue 31 Mar 2009 @ 12:26 i love this food it is extaziquet i recommend it to all but only if you add green peppers,red and yellow along with salt n pepper with sausage mash and beans and gravy ty again your a gem :P:P:P:P

7. Anna Thu 26 Feb 2009 @ 11:24 Jamies receipes are great for working mothers!
Thank you Jamie for making your recepies available for everyone on this web site! I am always short of ideas and have little time to cook yet your recepies seem to be sooo easy and quick to make and they are delicious and healthy too. Keep up the good work. All the best,
Anna

8. gerard Fri 13 Feb 2009 @ 05:38 hi jamie, my name is gerard from the Philippines. i want to surprise my wife this valentine's day so i'm going to cook her dinner using one of your recipes. wish me luck.

9. Laila Sun 18 Jan 2009 @ 17:34 Jamie, this was the first time I've cooked using an actual recipe instead of just making it up as I go along - and it was fantastic! So simple and yet so full of flavor. I think I'll be trying your recipes quite a lot now, thank you! :) xx

10. don diego Mon 22 Dec 2008 @ 19:16 i added some garlic when roasting the tomatoes.. mmmh! it tasted great. thanks for this simple recipe..

11. Mario Mon 24 Nov 2008 @ 03:07 Absolutely amazing. You are the best chef in the world mr oliver. Thnx for the lovely recipes x x

12. gemma Sun 09 Nov 2008 @ 10:19 you rock i am only yong but i want to be a cook

13. Dimi Fri 17 Oct 2008 @ 23:31 i am 14 years old and love to cook. i am goinmg to make this recipe for my family to have for lunch. It looks and sounds great.

Thanks

14. Sarah Tue 30 Sep 2008 @ 03:48 Full of flavour. We LOVED it and will absolutely make it again exactly the way the recipe says to!!

15. coocoocha Sat 27 Sep 2008 @ 01:06 I love this simple recipe I made it last night and it was delicious

16. Dina Asfour Wed 23 Jul 2008 @ 10:53 Jamie...it's just so wonderful....it has a fantastic flavor
Thanx ;)

17. Nicole Thu 22 May 2008 @ 23:12 Jamie that was unbelievable!! I added roasted garlic and a few splashes of tabasco for a kick and our bowls did not need washing!

18. anonymous Tue 20 May 2008 @ 18:25 bloody hell! what was that! it was disgusting! vinegar?!!? your crazy!

19. Mike Sat 17 May 2008 @ 19:00 Thanks Jamie,
This recipe has made my girlfriend very impressed with my cooking skills. It goes great with chicken added.

20. Deppz Wed 26 Mar 2008 @ 21:04 i made it for food tech and it was nice and easy to make.
Thanks.
x

21. Max Rodney Sat 16 Feb 2008 @ 18:17 if you keep on making food like that we'll be best friends

22. douglas sullivan Thu 24 Jan 2008 @ 21:22 very nice dish i added chilli sprinkles to spice it up spot on

23. manuela Fri 07 Dec 2007 @ 20:42 i adviced my boyfriend to do it as it sounded wonderful...i'll do it for him anyway the next time we meet:)

24. Lauuren Tue 06 Nov 2007 @ 19:59 Jamie, OMG! That Was Soo Great I Used It For My Food Technology Class And Got A TEN ! Thank You !

25. christel Tue 18 Sep 2007 @ 14:12 hey jamie! the recipie was GREAT! i used it for my home economics exams. although i go through some problems on searching for the ingrediants like olives, since i am from Sinagpore. i ate it and it was delicious! i bet my teacher is happy too! thanks a lot! :D

26. Emma Mon 17 Sep 2007 @ 22:03 Jamie, that was delicious. I added prawns cooked in garlic and butter. Roasted tomatoes with balsamic were really great.

27. donna evans Sat 01 Sep 2007 @ 08:28 well i just sat down from dinner, your penne pasta. I would love to see it on telly one of these days.

28. Sally shera-jones Sat 01 Sep 2007 @ 08:26 Jamie! you bloody legend! i love your food. I wish you were in my house... lock your wife away. haha keep up the great work.

29. Loretta Mon 13 Aug 2007 @ 03:32 Thank you, Jamie! This was wonderful. I love it too because I can add other things, like roasted garlic and roasted peppers, as I have them. It's so versatile!

30. margaretta Tue 31 Jul 2007 @ 16:35 Jamie, my husband loved the recipe and so did I. I can't wait to make it for friends and relatives. Brilliant the use of balsamic vinegar adds such a wonderful flavor Thank YOU!

31. margaretta Tue 10 Jul 2007 @ 16:18 Jamie is wonderful with dishes like this!
I can't wait to try it!
He is the best!

32. Cathy Sun 08 Jul 2007 @ 15:51 This dish is so easy to make and yet tastes amazing. It is definitely going to become a regular with me.

I cooked it for a family get together and it was thumbs up all round.

Cheers mate!

33. Victoria Fri 06 Jul 2007 @ 11:58 I LOVE this recipe! I chuck in a few pieces of garlic with the tomatoes for extra flavour. Fantastic !