Easy peasy tomato tagliatelle

Name: Easy peasy tomato tagliatelle
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 clove of garlic; ¼ of a bunch of fresh basil; 300g fresh tagliatelle; olive oil; 1 x 400 g tin of quality plum tomatoes; 125g asparagus spears; extra virgin olive oil; 10g Parmesan cheese

With asparagus, fresh basil & Parmesan

“This is one of the simplest, but most underrated dishes out there – tomatoey pasta, fresh basil, spears of seasonal asparagus, and all finished with freshly grated Parmesan – bellissima! ”

Serves 2

Cooks In20 minutes

DifficultyNot too tricky

Nutrition per serving

Calories 562 28%
Fat 14g 20%
Saturates 2.2g 11%
Sugars 9.1g 10%
Salt 0.4g 7%
Protein 23.2g 46%
Carbs 91.7g 35%
Fibre 2.6g -

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

1 clove of garlic
¼ of a bunch of fresh basil
300g fresh tagliatelle
olive oil
1 x 400 g tin of quality plum tomatoes
125g asparagus spears
extra virgin olive oil
10g Parmesan cheese

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Method

Peel and finely slice the garlic, then pick the basil leaves and finely chop the stalks.
Cook the tagliatelle in a pan of boiling salted water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente, which means that it should be soft enough to eat, but still have a bit of bite and firmness to it, then drain, reserving some of the pasta water.
Heat a lug of olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add the garlic and fry for 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden.
Add the basil stalks and tinned tomatoes, breaking the tomatoes up with the back of a spoon.
Bring to the boil, season with sea salt and black pepper and simmer for 5 minutes.
Snap the woody ends off the asparagus and discard, then finely chop the spears.
Add the asparagus to the tomato sauce, simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and season to taste, if needed.
Finish off the sauce by stirring through the basil leaves. Toss the tagliatelle in the sauce, adding a little cooking water to loosen, if needed.
Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a good grating of Parmesan. Enjoy!

Tips

Totalled up, this dish boasts two of your 5-a-day. Thanks to the tomato and asparagus, this dish is packed with vitamin C, which your body needs for pretty much everything!