Serves: 2
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Ingredients: This is a simple dish relying on freshness and quality of all ingredients.
- 200g ditalini (the small tubular pasta)
- 150g borlotti beans in the pod, podded
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 large shallot, finely chopped
- 2 large sprigs fresh rosemary, one leaves remved and finely chopped
- 2 large good tomatoes, skinned and finely chopped
- 600ml good vegetable stock
- Some good extra virgin olive oil
- S&P
Instructions
First, I cook the beans in water with a clove of garlic and the sprig of rosemary that’s unchopped with 2 tbsp of olive oil.
Cook for 15-20 minutes until tender and strain the water through a sieve.
Add to the stock or use to make the stock.
Saute the chopped shallot in some olive oil until soft but not brown over a medium heat. Add the garlic, tomato and rosemary and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add the beans, pasta and stock and cook for 10 minutes or so until the pasta is cooked.
Season with S&P.
Serve immediately with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
This is important as the pasta will continue to cook in the hot stock.