Pasta with a spicy summer vegetable tomato cream sauce
Serves 2-4 people
Ingredients:
60ml olive oil
250ml diced red onion
250ml diced sweet pepper
250ml diced fennel
250ml diced zucchini
250ml peeled and diced eggplant
250ml corn kernels
15ml minced garlic
5ml fennel seed
1 x 796ml tin of whole canned tomatoes, crushed
2.5ml chili flakes
2.5gr. dried oregano
125ml cream
125ml chopped basil
454gr. dried pasta, cooked and drained (reserve some water)
175gr. fiore di latte cheese, diced
salt and pepper
Directions:
Heat oil in pan, add diced vegetables, season with salt and peppers, and sauté till soft
Add minced garlic and whole fennel seed; sauté 2-3 minutes
Add canned tomatoes, oregano, and chilies; bring to a simmer
Add cream, simmer 2-3 minutes; if sauce too thick, add some reserved pasta cooking water
Add cooked pasta, cheese, and basil; toss, let sit 1-2 minutes for cheese to melt, serve