Pasta with cherry tomatoes and breadcrumbs: recipe for a first course inspired by Sicilian cuisine, very fast and tasty. To be prepared with the last tomatoes, before dedicating ourselves to pumpkin and mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes are cooked in a pan and not in the oven: the result is very different, why confit tomatoes baked in the oven they are more dehydrated and caramelized, suitable for preparing, for example, the PACCHERI WITH CONFIT TOMATOES and BLACK SESAME. Cooked in a pan, instead, remain much softer and maintain a certain acidity. Breadcrumbs seasoned with oregano, oil, Salt, grated pepper and pecorino cheese is very tasty and gives the pasta a pleasant creaminess.
To prepare the pasta with cherry tomatoes and breadcrumbs I used cherry tomatoes both red and yellow: the taste is very different, yellows are sweeter, while the reds slightly more acidic. This makes the dish more interesting. Cooking in a pan must be done over very low heat, without ever mixing. In this way the tomatoes will cook slowly becoming soft and the seasoned breadcrumbs will absorb the juice of the tomatoes softening. If you are vegan, omitting the pecorino you will still get an extraordinary dish. And don't forget to add a little on the dough’ fresh basil: this is also ending.
How to store the last tomatoes
These are the last weeks in which you can taste the tomatoes in their season: after will be greenhouse tomatoes, without the taste of the sun. Is’ so also the time to store them, for example by preparing the BOTTLES OF TOMATO SAUCE, while I fear that it is now late to make the DRIED TOMATOES IN SALT, unless 5-6 days of sun and heat out of the norm arrive. So I suggest you try this recipe, to hold a little longer’ of summer in the dish. Have a good day!
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How beautiful this pasta cherry tomatoes and breadcrumbs also in its simplicity!
Thanks Veronica, I realize that sometimes sharing simple recipes, the ones I do at home when I don't have time, can help. Not everyone is always looking for elaborate menus, indeed.. for a long time I underestimated the power of simple things. A warm greeting, ADA