Summer Pasta

Looking for some yummy pasta to try? Can't figure out what to make? Try my Summer Pasta. It has a great mix of flavors and its simple to make. Doesn't take long at all. It will be a pasta you love and will want again. I haven't made this in awhile and I decided to put a twist on it. I usually use Sun Dried Tomatoes but this time I decided to roast everything and give it a go. It came out quite nice I must say. Let me know how yours goes.

Ingredients: 

500g of Pasta
1 Garlic Bulb
4 garlic cloves
4 Small Tomatoes
2 bunches of Cherry Tomatoes
1 Container of fresh olives (Mixed)
8 White Mushrooms
Fresh Mozzarella
Salt
Pepper

Directions: Pre-Heat Oven to 375F (180C) also start your water for your pasta.


First what you want to do is prep your veg for roasting. Take your garlic bulb, tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. Cut about 1/4 inch of the top of the bulb, slice into fours your tomatoes but don't go all the way through. Nothing needs to be done to your cherry tomatoes. Next take about 4 garlic cloves from another garlic bulb, peel and place into tomatoes. Drizzle all veg in olive oil. Wrap tightly in foil. Place in oven for about 25mins. Also your pot with water should be being brought to a boil at this point. This will take a good 10 mins or so. You can start your water before you prep your veg.

Once everything is in the oven and you are still waiting for the pot of water to boil. De-stem and peel your mushrooms and slice. Put into a heated frying pan with some olive oil and saute for about 3mins.  Place into bowl with olives till everything is ready.

By this point your veg will have about 10 mins or so left and your water should be boiling. Add pasta and cook for remaining 10mins. Everything will be done together by this point. Take veg out of the oven, drain your pasta, place back into pan and drizzle with olive oil so the pasta doesn't stick together. Add your mushrooms and olives. Next you want to chop the whole tomatoes (WATCH OUT THOUGH BECAUSE YOUR VEG WILL BE HOT), chop your garlic from the tomatoes, peel your garlic bulb and chop your garlic, leave your cherry tomatoes whole. Mix in the pasta your garlic, chopped tomatoes and mozzarella. Mix really well while adding some more olive oil, pepper and salt.

Serve with some cherry tomatoes on top.