Pasta with gratin-style tomatoes

Name: Pasta with gratin-style tomatoes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: short pasta; tomatoes; parsley; basil; bread crumbs; grain; pecorino cheese; capers; black olives; extra virgin olive oil

Today's dish is, in short, a simple and interesting alternative to the usual pasta with tomato sauce. You could also make it as part of a dinner party, on account of both its deliciousness and healthiness. A delicious pasta dish topped with loads of gratin-style tomatoes roasted in the oven.

Ingredients

short pasta 250 grams
tomatoes A dozen San Marzano tomatoes
parsley
basil
bread crumbs 30 grams
grain 30 grams
pecorino cheese 30 grams
capers A handful of capers, rinsed of any salt
black olives A handful of pitted black olives
extra virgin olive oil

Information

45 minutes Total time

45 minutes Active time

Serves 4 persons

Preparation

Arrange the halved tomatoes in a baking dish. Prepare a mixture of breadcrumbs, the two cheeses, parsley and basil, capers and the pitted olives. Chop and mix them all together well with a little extra virgin olive oil. Cover the tomatoes with the gratin mix and roast in the oven for half an hour at 200°C. Cook the pasta. Toss the pasta with half the gratin tomatoes and use the other half to garnish the dish when you serve.

Tips

If you like pungent flavours, add some anchovies to your gratin mixture

Trivia

The "San Marzano" name of the tomatoes used in this recipe is derived from the geographical region of Italy whence they come: San Marzano sul Sarno. Despite the fact that its name suggests a well-defined region of origin, it is a variety that grows well almost everywhere, if properly watered.