Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients
500g vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
300g raw, peeled prawns
400g dried linguine or spaghetti
3 fat garlic cloves, finely chopped
25g bunch of fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped, plus extra small leaves to garnish

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Arroz Negro

19 May 2008

Ready in 1¼ hours

Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 medium onions, finely chopped
1kg squid or cuttlefish, cleaned, gutted and finely sliced into rings
2 red or green peppers (or 1 of each), deseeded and finely chopped
50g squid or cuttlefish ink
1 tsp tomato purèe
About 1 litre hot vegetable or chicken stock, or a kettle full of hot water
250g paella rice
125ml white wine
Fresh flatleaf parsley, to garnish

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