Tagliatelle, harissa and basil passata, feta and black olive salsa

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This super simple pasta from Helen Graham is a wonderful weeknight dish. The Heinz tomato and basil passata pairs beautifully with spicy rose harissa, for a Middle Eastern-inspired pasta.

First published in 2024

Ingredients

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Method

1

To make the sauce, add 3 tbsp of the olive oil to a medium saucepan set on a medium heat. Add the garlic and gently sauté for 2 minutes, stirring regularly until soft. Add the rose harissa, passata and flaked sea salt. Simmer gently for 15 minutes

2

To make the feta salsa, roughly crumble the feta and add to a mixing bowl. Add the remaining olive oil, olives, basil, black pepper and balsamic vinegar and stir to combine

  • 100g of feta
  • 50g of pitted Kalamata olives, roughly chopped
  • 1 bunch of basil, leaves picked and roughly chopped
  • 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
3

Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 1 tablespoon table salt. Add the pasta and cook for 7–10 minutes until al dente, reserving 200ml of the cooking water

  • 400g of tagliatelle
4

Drain the pasta and return to the pot along with the tomato sauce and reserved water. Place on a low heat and stir until the sauce coats the pasta evenly. Taste for seasoning before distributing between 4 bowls and drizzling over the feta salsa to garnish

Following time spent working in kitchens including The Palomar and The Barbary, Helen Graham joined forces with Marc Summers to launch Middle Eastern vegetarian concept Bubala, where she spent five years as executive chef before leaving to pursue her own solo projects.

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