Pasta with Spicy Tomato Dandelion Sauce

Ingredients

• 300 g dandelion (cultivated)
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1 can pizza tomatoes
• 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
• 50 ml Vegetable broth
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 60 g black olives (pitted)
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 400 g macaroni
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp capers
• 1 dried chili pepper
• Salt
• pepper (ground)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash dandelion hot, clean and cut into ~4 cm long strips. Briefly blanch tomatoes, peel, seed and dice. Cut olives in half-rings. Peel garlic and finely chop.

2. 2.

   Cook pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente.

3. 3.

   Heat olive oil in a pot, sauté garlic, then add tomatoes and crushed chili pepper over medium heat uncovered for about 5 min. Stir in tomato paste, pour in broth, add pizza tomatoes and simmer for another 5 min. Season with ketchup, salt, pepper and let steam covered for an additional 2 min.

4. 4.

   Drain pasta, set aside, toss with sauce and dandelion in bowls, sprinkle olives and capers on top before serving.