Prawn Pasta

Prawn Pasta Ingredients

1/2 kilo green tiger prawns peeled and deveined500 gms pasta of your choice with 1/4 cup of pasta water left aside.mixed olives from deli1 cup fresh basil leaves torn4 punnet of cherry tomato’szest of 2 lemonsjuice of 1 lemon1 onion finely diced8 garlic cloves crushed1 red chilli (optional)salt and pepper to taste

Method

In a pot sear of your prawns until halfway cooked and set aside.in the same pot add olive oil and cook of onion and garlic and chilli (if using) until fragrant.Add cherry tomatos and mix let them blister and cook down until they make a sauce.Whilst sauce is cooking prepare your pasta to packet instructions.Add lemon zest and juice and olives to the sauce add your pasta prawns and basil and dont forget your pasta water this combines the sauce and takes it to another level.Add salt and pepper to taste and serve !