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Penne with Halloumi, Pesto and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

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Mixing two totally different `worlds’ of flavours, each equally fantastic, can only bring magic to our plates. Nutty, herbal pesto with sweet and tangy roasted tomatoes is undoubtedly `heaven’.
And if the above were not more than enough, the grated Halloumi cheese adds another layer of flavour.

Penne with Halloumi, Pesto and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

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Penne with Halloumi, Pesto and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Food Recipes, Pasta, Pleasures
Servings: 5 People

Ingredients

  • 500g Penne pasta
  • 250ml Pesto Genovese Sauce , find recipe Here
  • 1 branch Cherry Tomatoes , ripe
  • 100g Halloumi Pissourkotiko , Charalambides-Christis
  • 2 sprigs fresh Thyme , home grown
  • 1 clove Garlic , smashed
  • 5 litres Water
  • 4 tbsp EVOO , Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ½ tsp Sea Salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • In a large pot or casserole bring water to a boil on high heat adding a generous amount of salt. Add the pasta, stirring occasionally so as not to stick and cook according to suggested time on the box of the pasta less 2 minutes. Reserve ½ cup of cooking water.
  • Turn the oven on at 200°C, air ventilation, rack in the middle.
  • Take a small sauté pan, oven proof, and place on high heat. A minute later add the smashed garlic and the thyme. Sauté for 30’’ and then add in the tomatoes. Toss and sauté for 2 minutes and take off the fire. Place in the oven and cook for 15’. Remove from the oven, discard both garlic and thyme sprigs and keep the tomatoes aside.
  • In the meantime, in a large and deep-frying pan over low heat add the Pesto Genovese sauce and keep warm.
  • Strain the pasta and return to the saucepan with the pesto sauce. On low heat stir for a minute so as the pasta absorbs the sauce. Add from the reserved water if consistency is on the thick side.
  • Immediately add half of the cherry tomatoes, loose from their branch, and toss carefully so as not to break them.
  • Serve in a deep dish, add the Halloumi cheese and the remaining cherry tomatoes on their branch. Finally, drizzle on top the rest of the oil.

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