Garofalo spaghetti with yellow Sicilian tomatoes, basil pesto, walnuts and asparagus

A beautiful blend of fresh flavours, combined with the classic Garofalo spaghetti.
Credits: Davide De Simone

Preparation Time

15"

Portions

4

Difficulty

Low

Ingredients

  • 360g Garofalo spaghetti⠀

  • 320g yellow tomatoes ⠀

  • 4 asparagus stems, sliced with a peeler ⠀

  • 80g basil leaves ⠀

  • 40g walnuts ⠀

  • 60g sun dried tomatoes ⠀

  • 2 cloves of garlic⠀

  • Sesame seeds⠀

  • Olive Oil

  • Salt and pepper⠀

  • 1 ice cube⠀⠀

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Preparation

  • 1

    - Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Once boiling, add a good dash of salt and cook the Garofalo spaghetti for 8 minutes.

  • 2

    - In a blender, place the basil, sesame seeds, walnuts, sun dried tomatoes, 1 clove of garlic, ice cube, salt and pepper. Blitz together until you have a good consistency.

  • 3

    - In another pan, heat a dash of olive oil and add the other clove of garlic. After a couple of minutes add the yellow tomatoes. Season and cook quickly for 30 seconds.

  • 4

    - Drain your pasta and add to the tomato pan. Fry in the sauce for a couple of minutes, until you pasta is fully cooked, but still al dente.

  • 5

    - Serve on a warm plate with the pesto drizzled liberally over the top, along with the asparagus curls and sesame seeds.

  • 6

    - Add the lentils, stir well and cook for a further 10 mintues to encorporate them fully into the sauce.

  • 7

    - Whilst the lentils are cooking, bring a sauce pan of water to the boil (at least one litre per 100g of pasta). Once boiling add a good quantity of rock salt along with the Mafalda Corta. Cook for 8 minutes stirring as it cooks.

  • 8

    - When the pasta is cooked, drain and add to the mushroom sauce. Stir well to ensure the pasta finishes cooking and is fully coated in the sauce.

  • 9

    - Divide between 4 warmed bowls and finish with a little extra olive oil and some rosemary.

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