Tuesday, January 24, 2012

pasta and marinated feta

Ribbon Pasta and Marinated Feta
with caramelized onions and roasted cherry tomatoes
{so easy and so, so delicious}
serves 4


Ingredients:
2 pints cherry tomatoes
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
sea salt
black pepper
2 red onions, thinly sliced
8 oz package of ribbon pasta
8 oz marinated feta

Preparation:
Pre-heat oven to 375°F
Place cherry tomatoes in a baking dish, drizzle with half the olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast for 30 minutes or until tomatoes are collapsed and beginning to brown.

Warm a heavy skillet over high heat; add remaining olive oil and onions. Sauté for 5 minutes over high heat until beginning to brown, lower heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, add a pinch of salt and cook 5 minutes longer or until caramelized.

Cook pasta according to directions on package.
Add baked cherry tomatoes to the caramelized onions.
Drain pasta and add to onion mixture.

Crumble the feta over pasta and gently toss to combine.
Divide onto 4 plates and top each serving with a piece of feta.

Adapted from this recipe in Martha Stewart Magazine

7 comments:

Jenny at Red House said...

Mmmm... will be giving this one a try jennyx

Beth said...

I love feta and tomatoes and pasta! Sounds delicious!

Debbie said...

I would definitely want to try this, especially when my pasta loving daughter comes home for the weekend.

dee dee said...

Now this is my kind of dish! How very yummy! Off to pin this!
Dee Dee

Crickit said...

Yum! This is my kind of recipe! Thanks for sharing!

Kris said...

Oh yes! That looks divine!!!

Julie Harward said...

This looks so good! Thanks for sharing, it will be perfect for our dinner tonight! ;D