What do you think of when you dream of a Culinary Tour of the Amalfi Coast? I know – it’s the food, isn’t it? We travel to experience Italian Culture and that happens at the table.
This is the dream trip you’ve been promising yourself. Don’t wait another year – let’s go!
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I have such fun when I travel to Italy. The food, the table and the experience is unforgettable. Even if you don’t cook I guarantee these lessons will be the highlight of your trip. Click below and I’ll tell you a bit about it:
This is the first dish I learned to make with Salvatore and Marilu, my Italian friends. At their restaurant Il Ritrovo, which sits on a hillside overlooking the Amalfi Coast. This dish is the one for me – it’s the first thing I eat when I arrive for my annual visit. Even in the depths of winter I can close my eyes and remember the sight, smell and feel of this pasta. Is it my favorite? Hard to say but I will never tire of it.
- 2 Tablespoons +/- Olive Oil
- 1 Generous Spoon full of Garlic*, or to taste
- Salt, Pepper and Red Pepper Flakes, to taste
- Chopped Parsley, to taste
- Chopped Basil, to taste
- 1 large Handful of Cherry Tomatoes
- A ladleful or so of Pasta Cooking Water
- Parmesan Cheese, to taste
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat on top of the stove. Drizzle Oil around the edge of the pan. Add the garlic, salt, pepper and a pinch of the red pepper flakes, sauté for a few moments and add the chopped parsley and basil. Cook for a moment and add the cherry tomatoes. Sauté for 5 minutes, crushing the tomatoes with the back of a spoon.
- Meanwhile cook the pasta of your choice to al dente in a large pot of salted water. Add, drained pasta to the cherry tomato sauce along with a ladle full of the pasta cooking water. Simmer together for 5 minutes and serve with parmesan cheese and garnish with additional chopped basil.
- * We marinate chopped garlic in olive oil to soften the flavor. Chop a few cloves of garlic, place in a small container and cover with olive oil. This will keep in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
Somehow I think this would taste way better in Italy than it would in my kitchen – am I right?!
It was really good last night. There is something magical about dining on this dish with a view of the sea but I still enjoy the memories every time I make it here.
That looks absolutely divine! We are always trying to figure a new pasta recipes that have nothing to do with spaghetti sauce, because we are so sick of spaghetti sauce. I’m going to pin this one and do this one the next time we do pasta.
I hope you try it soon! Let me know how it turns out.
This looks so good! I doubt I’d make it as good but I am sure going to try! Looks delicious.
I know when you make this recipe it will be wonderful – it’s amazing how the so few ingredients make a spectacular dish!
Oh wow, that’s awesome. What a fun culinary tour, I am always interested in seeing what others eat for food!
It is fun to explore new foods, isn’t it?
Yummy. All of the food is making me so hungry.
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I love Italian food!!! This looks amazing, I really need to start working on making more foods like this at home!!
This is so easy – trust me, once you try this recipe it will be one of your favorites.
This looks SO good! I love a hearty, though somehow light and fresh, pasta dish! Makes summer dinners more palatable and filling during these hot nights.
This dish looks beautiful! Honestly, I am not a tomato fan, but my family devours them like candy! I grow them and serve them almost everyday in one form or another. Funny that even after so many years of trying to acquire a taste for tomatoes, I just haven’t yet gotten there. Loved the video!
I would love to go on this tour with you. Since I can’t I will make this dish and dream of the day I can visit Italy. It is on my bucket list.
Travel always gets my creative juices flowing ,and the Amalfi Coast will do that for anybody — get us excited and creative. I’d love to join the tour.
What a wonderful dish for a busy night but when you still want a delicious meal. I am living vicariously through you on your trip to Italy. Hope to be able to go with you one day.