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Pesto Confit Tomato and Burrata Rigatoni

green wooden table with a cream ceramic pasta bowl filled with thick rigatoni pasta, green basil pesto, red confit cherry tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, caper berries and a glass of white wine
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Rigatoni pasta, a Southern Italian favourite is combined with juicy confit cherry tomatoes, creamy burrata, caper berries, and basil pesto. A classy textured pasta dish that also embodies colours of the Italian flag

  • Author: Flaevor
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 Minutes
  • Total Time: 25 Minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Vegetarian
  • Method: Stove Top Cooking
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

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  • 120g Rigatoni pasta
  • 2 heaped tablespoons of basil pesto
  • 12 confit tomatoes + 4 confit garlic cloves (Recipe here)
  • 4 tablespoons infused olive oil from the confit tomatoes and garlic
  • 1 large burrata, pulled into pieces
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes
  • A squeeze of lemon juice
  • 8 large caper berries
  • Fresh oregano leaves for garnish

Instructions

  1. Boil pasta in salted water for the time instructed on the packaging. Drain, reserving a small cup of the cooking liquid, and return the pasta to the pot.
  2. Stir through basil pesto along with a splash of the reserved cooking liquid, salt flakes, garlic, and 2 tablespoons of tomato confit oil. Cook, gently stirring to combine, over medium heat for a minute so the pasta nicely absorbs the liquid and oil.
  3. Remove from heat, add a good squeeze of lemon juice and gently stir again to distribute evenly.
  4. Transfer pasta between 2 bowls. Evenly divide confit tomatoes and torn burrata pieces between each bowl. Finish by topping with caper berries and fresh oregano. Drizzle each bowl with the remaining 2 tablespoons of confit olive oil.

 

a white bowl filled with thick rigatoni pasta, green pesto, red cherry tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, caper berries and a glass of white wine sits on top of a green wooden dining table

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Keywords: rigatoni Pasta recipes, best rigatoni, italian ingredients, confit tomato, burrata cheese, caper berries

Find it online: https://flaevor.com/pesto-confit-tomato-and-burrata-rigatoni/