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Quick and simple pasta dish that will please even the fussiest of eaters.
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Add chicken or prawns or if you want to keep this dish vegetarian, add tofu.
Firstly, toast the almonds in a pan over a medium heat until they are slightly brown. Set aside to cool completely.
Cook the pasta in a large pot according to the packet instructions.
Whilst the pasta is cooking and when the almonds are cool, place in a mortar & pestle and pound to a breadcrumb consistency. Place in a bowl and set aside.
Add the basil to mortar & pestle and gently pound until the basil and broken down slightly. Add the parmesan and almonds and combine well.
In a pan, add the tomatoes, garlic, anchovies and chilli and cook over a medium heat until the tomatoes have broken down and anchovies and melted into the sauce.
Drain the pasta (reserving half a cup of the cooking liquid) and add the almond & tomato mixture and combine thoroughly.
Lastly add reserved cooking liquid, olive oil & black pepper and serve immediately.
NB If you don’t have a mortar & pestle you can use a food processor or stick blender.
