Description
It’s a spectacular dish and so easy. I believe the key is to find fresh organic garlic. I added a whole head of garlic to some tin foil, drizzled it in olive oil, and slowly roasted it with two pints of fresh cherry tomatoes.
Ingredients
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- Pasta of choice, such as rigatoni, spaghetti, or penne
- Two pints of cherry tomatoes
- 2 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp fennel seed, chopped
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Head of garlic
- 2 cups fresh organic spinach
- 1 cup fresh vegan ricotta cheese (I used Kite Hill)
- 1/2 cup grated vegan parmesan
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- In a medium bowl, toss cherry tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, fennel seed, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Cut the top off the garlic to expose the cloves inside. Place a garlic head, cut side up, in the center of a foil square. Drizzle garlic with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper. Bring the foil sides up to enclose the garlic, creating a sealed packet.
- Place tomatoes and garlic in preheated oven and roast for 30-35 minutes, tossing tomatoes halfway through the cooking time. Roast until tomatoes are tender and beginning to brown.
- After tossing the tomatoes halfway through cooking time, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside, saving 1 cup of pasta cooking water.
- When the tomatoes and garlic are done, remove the garlic from the foil and squeeze the garlic cloves from the garlic paper. Add the garlic and tomatoes to the bowl of a food processor with spinach, vegan ricotta, grated parmesan, olive oil, white sugar, lemon juice, and tsp each salt/pepper.
- Process into a smooth sauce. If the mixture is too thick, add one cup of pasta water, one tablespoon at a time, until the desired consistency is achieved.
- Add arrabbiata sauce to drained pasta. Over medium heat, stir in red pepper flakes and taste for seasoning.
- Plate pasta with additional parmesan cheese.
- Enjoy!