Rigatoni with almond, tomato and basil sauce

Serving size: Serves 4
Cuisine type: Italian
Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes
Special options: Kid friendly, Vegetarian
Course: Main
Favourite flavours: Easy recipes, Pasta, Saucy

Try cooking up this delicious meal of rigatoni with almond, tomato and basil sauce. Quick but satisfying.

INGREDIENTS

375g rigatoni
1 cup (80g) flaked almonds, toasted
400g can diced tomatoes
1 cup basil, plus extra to serve
2 garlic cloves, crushed
grated rind of 1 lemon
1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil
shaved parmesan, to serve

METHOD

1. Cook rigatoni in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water according to packet directions. Drain reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid.

2. Meanwhile, place half of almonds, tomato, basil, garlic and lemon rind in a food processor and process until well chopped. With motor running, add oil in a thin stream. Process until sauce is nearly smooth but still has some texture. Season to taste.

3. Heat sauce in saucepan on low. Toss through pasta until well coated, adding a little cooking liquid if needed to moisten. Serve topped with remaining almonds, extra basil and parmesan.

Tip: Save the syrup from the fruit and store in an airtight container in the fridge. It will keep for several weeks and you can use it to poach fruit for another occasion.

User comments

it would be wonderful if someone could prepare this mouthwatering food just for me and drop it off with a bottle of grange

i don't own a food processor - can i use a blender? also this recipe seems to have a lot of oil! has anyone tried it with less?

delish! easy to make ... I used half a lemon's rind instead of a whole lemon and I put 3 quarters of the toasted almond mix into the food processor - then at the end - as I sprinkled the left over almonds on the served dish - i crushed it a little in my hand.

Does anyone have an idea if there is a way to find the nutritional information for the recipes posted? I like to track my diet by counting my calories and fat intake via Fit Click (fitclick.com) It has a very extensive database, but seeing as how many of these recipes are non-traditional, they are a bit harder to track down. Help?