Name: Rigatoni with sunflower seed pesto, heritage tomatoes and pickled chilli
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 130 gram rigatoni; 40 gram sunflower seeds; 50 gram parmesan; 1 lemon; 20 gram basil; 20 gram parsley; 150 millilitre olive oil; 40 gram panko breadcrumbs; 1/2 lemon; 10 gram butter; 20 gram red and yellow tomato; 1 red chilli; 90 gram mixed colours cherry tomato; 20 gram butter; 1 splash olive oil; 2 clove garlic; 1 red chilli

Step 1

Place the rigatoni (130 g) into a large pan of salted boiling water and cook for 8-10 minutes.

Step 2

To make the pesto, toast the sunflower seeds (40 g) in a frying pan over a low-medium heat for 3 minutes. Once toasted, add to a pestle and mortar along with the parmesan (50 g) , lemon zest (1) , basil (20 g) and parsley (20 g) plus a pinch of salt. Crush with the pestle and slowly incorporate the olive oil (150 mL) until you have a smooth consistency. You can also do this with a small food processor – pulse until you have the right consistency.

Step 3

To make the pickled tomatoes and chillies, thinly slice 20g tomatoes (20 g) along with half a red chilli (1) . Add these to the white wine vinegar and set aside.

Step 4

For the pangrattato, add 10g butter (10 g) to a frying pan on a low-medium heat and cook the panko breadcrumbs (40 g) until nicely toasted. Add the zest of half a lemon (1/2) and set aside.

Step 5

Wipe the frying pan out, add a small knob of butter (20 g) and a splash of olive oil (1 splash) and place over a medium heat. Add the tomatoes (90 g) and cook until they start to blister, then add the sliced garlic (2 cloves) and diced chilli (1) . Turn off the heat.

Step 6

At this point, the pasta should be cooked. Strain with a colander, reserving some pasta water. Add the pasta to the tomato and garlic pan, then add the pesto and toss together. Use the reserved pasta water to create a silky smooth sauce. Season and arrange on a large plate or in bowls and garnish with the pickled tomatoes and chilli and finish with the lemon pangrattato.

Rigatoni with sunflower seed pesto, heritage tomatoes and pickled chilli

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