Pasta alla Caprese

Name: Pasta alla Caprese (Pasta with Tomatoes and Mozzarella)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: sea salt and ground black pepper; 5 ml/1 tsp dried oregano; 4 fresh basil leaves; 60 ml/4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 x 125 g/4 ½ oz mozzarella balls, cubed; 2 large tomatoes, diced; 450 g/1 lb fusilli lunghi or spaghetti

Pasta with Tomatoes and Mozzarella

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

About

Ripe tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, with the pungent flavouring of oregano, is a classic combination found in so many dishes of Capri. One thing to note is that pasta in Campania is served extremely al dente, which can be a bit of a shock for tourists! You can cook it a little more if you like.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb fusilli lunghi or spaghetti
2 large tomatoes, diced</

Europe
Italy
Naples
Main course
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Pasta

Method

Bring a large pan of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Put the pasta into the water and stir. Return to the boil and cook the pasta for 8 minutes, or according to pack instructions, until al dente. Reserve the pasta cooking water.
Meanwhile, mix the tomatoes and mozzarella in a large bowl.
Add the olive oil and oregano to the tomatoes and mozzar