Orecchiette with Fresh Tomato Sauce, Stracciatella Cheese and Anchovy Tapenade

Total Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

    • Fresh Orecchiette Pasta, 200 g;
    • Cherry Tomatoes, 100 g;
    • Garlic, 1 clove;
    • Basil, to taste;
    • Delicius Anchovy fillets in spicy sauce, 50 g;
    • Oregano, to taste;
    • Peeled and toasted Almonds, 15 g;
    • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste;
    • Black Olives, to taste;
    • Desalted Capers, to taste;
    • Stracciatella Cheese, 50 g.

Preparation

  • Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
  • In a pan, sauté a garlic clove with a drizzle of olive oil, and when well browned, add the cherry tomatoes and let them cook thoroughly.
  • Using a knife, chop the Anchovies, almonds, olives, and capers, then combine everything in a bowl.
  • Create the tapenade by adding plenty of olive oil and oregano.
  • Once the tomato sauce is cooked, blend it and strain it through a sieve.
  • Cook the orecchiette pasta in salted boiling water.
  • Drain the pasta directly into the pan with the tomato sauce, then toss with fresh basil to taste.
  • Serve the orecchiette with tomato sauce, stracciatella cheese, and the tapenade.
  • Garnish with additional Anchovy fillets in spicy sauce and serve.