Name: Farfalle tricolore recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g dried farfalle pasta bows; 2tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 200g small mozzarella balls; 200g punnet of cherry tomatoes, halved; Small handful of fresh basil leaves

By GoodtoKnow

published 3 February 2013

in Recipes

The Italian flag plays host to three colours; red, white and green. This pasta dish uses these colours in three delicious ingredients; sweet cherry tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and fresh basil. Combined with pasta bows also known as farfalle and this dish makes the perfect speedy supper for the family and with only 4 ingredients it’s so easy to rustle up in under 20 minutes.

Ingredients

400g dried farfalle pasta bows
2tbsp extra virgin olive oil
200g small mozzarella balls
200g punnet of cherry tomatoes, halved
Small handful of fresh basil leaves

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Method

Bring a saucepan of salt water to a rapid boil and add the pasta. Cook for 7-8mins or until tender. Drain and tip into a large serving bowl and toss with the oil.
Add the tomato, mozzarella and basil leaves; toss everything together and serve.

Top Tip for making Farfalle tricolore

If you can’t find a tub of small mozzarella balls then simply buy 2 large cheeses and cut them up into small chunks.

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