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Herby Pasta Recipe

Recipe for 4 A wonderful vegetarian pasta meal served with crusty bread.

Vegetarian
Herby Pasta Recipe
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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 50ml olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp dried organic rosemary
  • 1 tsp dried organic sage
  • 1 tsp fresh or dried organic basil
  • ½tsp organic marjoram
  • 500ml cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 150ml good black olives, coarsely chopped
  • 1½tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
  • 225ml feta cheese, crumbled
  • ¼tsp chopped red peppers (optional)
  • 500g vermicelli pasta (or chitarra pasta)

Recipe for 4

A wonderful vegetarian pasta meal served with crusty bread. The herbs give great flavour to the dish, and the combination of tomatoes, feta and olives can’t be beaten.

Method

01
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. While the water for the pasta is heating, mix olive oil, parsley, rosemary, sage, basil and marjoram together and let stand for 5 minutes. Wash, then quarter the cherry tomatoes, and chop the olives if you have whole ones.
02
Cook the pasta according to the package directions, which is usually only 5 minutes or so for angel hair pasta .
03
When the pasta is almost done cooking, add the vinegar, feta cheese, olives and tomatoes to the oil and mix lightly. Drain the pasta and rinse briefly. Toss the pasta and sauce together.
04
Sprinkle with chopped red peppers if desired. Serve with crusty French bread.