There is something about the sea that draws me to it. We live 500m from the beach, and if we go away in South Africa, we usually go to a coastal town along the Garden Route. We have explored the beaches from right up the West Coast all the way along to Natal. My favourite stop is the Wilderness, where the sea really sings and the dolphins play. Our April holiday is always spent going to Europe. We are doing one city at a time, exploring and getting to see the ancient buildings and ruins. We have been to many interesting cities, but each visit is punctuated by a trip to the sea. We have explored the Mediterranean from the west coast to the east coast of Italy and come very close to it in France. We have made sure to take a day out when in Rome to head to the sea, and spent an entire holiday up and down the coastal region of Brittany. This pasta is inspired from the regional products of these areas and Spain – a country still on our list of places to go.
© mediterranean pasta
MEDITERRANEAN PASTA
ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, sliced
½ red pepper, sliced
50g mushrooms, sliced
1 Spanish sausage, cut in half and sliced
1/3 cup stock
10 olives, stoned and cut in half
salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning
2 tablespoons cream
grated Parmesan and micro basil leaves for garnishing
method:
while your pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan
sauté the onion and the garlic until soft
add the red pepper and the mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are soft
add the red pepper and the stock and allow the stock to simmer
add the olives and season to taste
stir in the cream and toss the pasta in the sauce
serve with a generous grating of Parmesan cheese and the basil
MEDITERRANEAN PASTA PRINTABLE VERSION
I am submitting this recipe to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Alisha of Cook.Craft.Enjoy
Tandy
