linguine with roasted tomatoes

pomodoro arrosto

TOTAL TIME: 50 minutes

MAKES: 4 servings

Roasting tomatoes intensifies their flavors.

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Ingredients

2 pounds tomatoes
6 Taggiasca olives or other mild, fruity olives, pitted
1 1/2 tablespoons salt-packed capers, rinsed, soaked in cold water for 10 minutes, then rinsed again
1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Coarse sea salt or kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
1 pound linguine
Freshly grated Pecorino Romano Genuino cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°.

Core tomatoes; cut widthwise into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange tomatoes in a baking dish, slightly overlapping; sprinkle with olives, capers, garlic, oregano and pinch salt. Drizzle with oil. Bake until tomatoes are tender and garlic is light golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer baking dish to a wire rack.

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Reserving 3/4 cup of the pasta cooking liquid, drain pasta. Transfer pasta to a large serving bowl.

Add contents of baking dish and about 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid to bowl with pasta; toss well to combine. Moisten with remaining pasta cooking liquid, if desired. Drizzle pasta with oil. Serve immediately with cheese and pepper.

October 2009

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pasta, vegetarian, summer

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Simple and elegant..threw in a little prosciutto...heavenly
Posted: September 27, 2009 01:28 by tomasfgt
My garden is my temple. My kitchen is my altar. I performed the ritual of this recipe just as the stars came out on the last night of summer and my soul burst into flames of transcendent ecstasy.
Posted: September 22, 2009 13:49 by abarefootboy
Truly excellent and made even more so when I added bacon to the recipe. 8 thick slices, cut into 1/2 inch dice and cooked first. I then drained all but a tablespoon of bacon fat which I used in the bottom of the baking dish. I omitted the olives altoge
Posted: September 07, 2009 11:51 by RSMMathews
Fast and easy with excellent flavor. I will add more tomatoes and olives next time
Posted: September 06, 2009 19:29 by gforsythe
I added twice the olives for more flavor
Posted: September 05, 2009 12:40 by Foodie1128