Pasta And Tofu Recipe

A plate of pasta with tofu can taste great if prepared with a combination of other vegetables.

It's easy to prepare and with tofu it's not an heavy meal.

Penne &Tofu

Here are the ingredients i used for this recipe;

Tomatoes

Zucchini

Capperi

Olive oil

Onion

Garlic

Pepper (red or black)

Basil

Tofu

Penne or Fusilli pasta

Pour in pasta into a pot of already boiled salted water and keep stirring as it cooks for 7 to 10minutes or as you prefer.

For Tofu sauce,

Cut tomatoes into small cubes,

Cut Zucchini into small cubes,

Cut tofu into small cubes

Slice your onions very tiny

Heat oil in pan, add smashed garlic, few capperi, onions and zucchini. 

Leave to heat for 2 minutes then add tomatoes and black pepper (can take off garlic now)

Add tofu and sliced basil

cover to cook for 3 minutes

Taste before adding salt as capperi not only gives aroma but its salty too.

Pour in your cooked pasta and mix.

Fusilli &Tofu

Buon appetito!

Fusilli alla mediterranea

Fusilli is a type of pasta and fusilli alla mediterranea is an italian recipe which is especially prepare during summer. It is a mediterranean meal because it is a pasta cooked light with vegetable and olive oil.
Italy is well known for its exquisite meals and here is one menue i will like to share with you.

Here are the ingredients;

• Spiral pasta(Fusilli)
• Fresh tomatoes, chopped in cubes
• 1 garlic
• Olive oil
• Few capers
• Handful of chopped basil leaves
• Handful of chooped Parsley leaves
• 1 tsp  red / black peperflakes
• 1 /2 Courgette sliced
• Mozzarella cheese chopped in cubes
• Half cup of lemon juice
• Salt

Preparations;

-   In a bowl, put your chopped tomatoes, basil, parsley, mozzarella
-  Add a bit of lemon juice, salt and 2 tsp of olive oil mix and live to settle.
-  Pour Olive oil in a pan heat a bit, then add garlic, capers and Courgette.
-  Add a bit of salt and pepper flakes, with abit of already cooking pasta water and live in medium heat.
-  Cook for 2 mins and switch off heat.

-  Meanwhile, put a pot of water on the fire to boil add salt and put the fusilli let cook for 5-7 mins.
When it is cooked,
-   add 1 cooking spoon of pasta water to the pan of garlic, capers and courgette, filter the remaining pasta water away and add pasta to pan.
- Now add your tomatoes mixture from the bowl to the pasta add abit of olive oil, and the remaining of lemon juice and cook for 2 mins or till thick to your taste.

Buon appetito