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Spinach and black olive sauce with pasta

  • Time to make: 20 mins, plus time to make Tomato and vegetable sauce*
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups good quality Italian dried pasta shapes (I used conchiglie)
  • 1 quantity Tomato and vegetable sauce*
  • ½ cup black olives, halved
  • 1 large handful baby spinach leaves
  • ½ cup (approx 50g) finely grated full-flavoured Italian-style cheese (eg parmesan)
  • *Tomato and vegetable sauce
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 medium leek, chopped
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 400g can whole tomatoes in juice
  • 410g can tomato purée
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Bring about 4 litres of water to the boil in a large pot with the salt. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions until al dente. Drain and return to the pan over a low heat.

    2 Stir through the Tomato and vegetable sauce*, olives and spinach. Heat for 2-3 minutes until heated through. Divide among 4 plates and sprinkle over the cheese.

    *Tomato and vegetable sauce

    Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add celery and leek and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes until soft. Add wine and water and bubble for 5 minutes until the liquid has almost evaporated. Add tomatoes and tomato purée and stir with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce starts to thicken.

    You can also use this sauce as a base in these recipes:

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    Variations

    To spice this dish up, you could add some capers and a little hot chilli sauce.

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