Another simple one for yuh, because cooking has been competing with working, dog walking, exercising, socializing, reading, and sleeping, oh and dancing, and you can only fit so much in a darn day.
As I’ve said before, simple doesn’t have to be boring or bland or straight up bad though…
In fact, simple can often be better.
Especially when summer’s finest tomatoes are involved.
SunGold’s are almost like candy and I inhale them by the handful until fall hits and pumpkin takes over.
Orange you glad I didn’t say pumpkin spice latte?
Anyway.
All you have to do here is gently toss juicy, sweet roasted tomatoes with perfectly al dente spaghetti (whole wheat or gluten-free if you wish), along with a splash of hot pasta water to get things going, dried oregano, fresh cracked black pepper, sea salt, and crushed red pepper flakes for a kick! Top with grated vegan Parm and loads of fragrant fresh basil for a real banger of a bowl.
P.S. You can use regular old cherry tomatoes if you want, but really do try to get the little gold orbs of sunshine!
P.P.S. Toasty bread crumbs would make a niceee topping too. Just saying.
P.P.P.S. Yes I was planning on using my fave whole wheat spaghetti but I realized too late that only half a serving was left in the package. My bad.
Simple Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes & Basil
Ingredients
- 1 cup SunGold tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Sea salt, to taste
- 1 heaping cup cooked spaghetti (use whole wheat or gluten-free, if you wish)
- 1 tablespoon hot pasta water
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- Sea salt, to taste
- Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
- 1/4 cup grated vegan Parmesan
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425.
- Toss the tomatoes with olive oil on a parchment lined rimmed metal baking sheet, then season with salt.
- Roast for 10 minutes or until bursting and soft.
- Gently fold the roasted tomatoes into the cooked spaghetti, along with 1 tablespoon of hot pasta water.
- Season the pasta with oregano, black pepper, salt, and red pepper flakes, to taste.
- Top with vegan Parmesan and fresh basil right before serving.