This is a quick pasta dish you can throw together when you have minimal ingredients on hand. I made this when I had just bought fresh cherry tomatoes from the farmers market, but hadn't gone grocery shopping yet.
When cherry tomatoes cook the flavor becomes more complex. As they heat up, the juice inside expands and they explode. This turns the tomatoes into a light sauce. I use the same method with my tomato and asparagus pasta.
When cherry tomatoes cook the flavor becomes more complex. As they heat up, the juice inside expands and they explode. This turns the tomatoes into a light sauce. I use the same method with my tomato and asparagus pasta.
Easy Linguini with Cherry Tomatoes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound linguini
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
- Cook the pasta separately and set aside.
- Saute the cherry tomatoes until some of them pop open from the heat. Gently "pop" the rest with the back of your spoon or spatula.
- Add the garlic to the sauce and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add the cooked linguini and stir with tongs. Add salt and pepper to taste.
