Pasta fredda


Difficulty: Very easy. Preparation time: 15 minutes.

Ingredients (makes 4 servings)
  • 400g Fusili pasta
  • 300g Camone tomatoes
  • 300g Mozzarella
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper according to taste
  • 2 handfuls of fresh basil
  • 1 small clove of garlic
  • A hint of dried oregano
Method
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Throw in the pasta, stir and cook according to the packaging directions until al dente.
  2. In the meantime, chop the tomatoes and mozzarella into pieces about the size of the pasta. Finely chop the basil leaves and garlic clove and put together in a large bowl.
  3. Add to the bowl olive oil, salt, pepper and dried oregano according to taste.
  4. Mix well, taste and season until the flavours are well balanced to your liking.
  5. Drain the pasta and let it cool down a bit. Finally, add the pasta to the remaining ingredients in the bowl and mix well.

Claudia Zellmann
Eurice – European Research and Project Office GmbH
My favourite tomato moment

After becoming used to pale and bland supermarket tomatoes, it was a revelation to re-discover tasty tomatoes and the multitude of varieties from different places and for different purposes.

My favourite tomato fact

I find it fascinating that from being considered as unhealthy in medieval times, the tomato has become one of the most consumed, popular and nutritious vegetables around the world.

Tomato hot tip – Do's and Dont's
Do's
If you need peeled tomatoes for cooking, but feel too lazy or need a quick solution: Try carefully grating the tomatoes with a standard cheese grater until the juicy flesh is separated and only the skin is left on the grater.
Profile: Camone
Growth region:
Sardinia
Size (in g):
~20g
Shape:
round, small
Colour:
red-brownish with green shoulders
Basic taste:
sweet and salty, full-bodied
Texture:
crisp texture, crunchy, juicy