Who doesn’t love indulging in a big bowl of delicious pasta? This dish is a fabulous purple-black colour thanks to black rice noodles, and flavoured to perfection with freshly picked basil, onion, roasted cherry tomatoes and a homemade tomato sauce. It’s also gluten free and vegan, although I have to say that’s more through luck than design when I was creating the recipe – it seems some dishes are just meant to be enjoyed by everyone!
I really loved the flavours of this dish, the tomato sauce is so simple to make and takes hardly any time at all, but the payoff is huge. Fresh tomatoes give the sauce that unmistakable zing and when combined with the basil and roasted tomatoes? Delicious, super fresh tasting pasta!
Here’s how to make it.
Ingredients
- 250g (9 oz) black rice noodles
- 750g (26 oz) salad tomatoes
- 25g (1 oz) basil
- 350g (13 oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 white onion, peeled and diced
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Warm 2 tbsp oil in pan over a medium heat. Add garlic and onion and fry until soft and pale golden.
Put the tomatoes and half the basil in a food processor and blitz until smooth.
Pour into the pan, and bring to the boil then turn down to a simmer.
Cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring regularly until thick.
While the sauce is cooking preheat the oven to 240C/465F (220C/430F fan), halve the cherry tomatoes and place on a foil lined tray, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil.
Place in the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes until sweet and delicious.
Prepare a pan of boiling water and lower the noodles into it. They should take just 4-5 minutes to cook through.
Drain and rinse the noodles, then add to the pan with the sauce.
Add the roasted tomatoes and the rest of the basil and mix through.
Serve with a few shavings of (vegan) cheese and enjoy!
Have you thought about using black rice noodles instead of spaghetti before?
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Black spaghetti with roasted tomatoes (gluten-free, vegan, flavour-rich)
Ingredients
- 250 g 9 oz black rice noodles
- 750 g 26 oz salad tomatoes
- 25 g 1 oz basil
- 350 g 13 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 white onion peeled and diced
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Warm 2 tbsp oil in pan over a medium heat. Add garlic and onion and fry until soft and pale golden.Put the tomatoes and half the basil in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Pour into the pan, and bring to the boil then turn down to a simmer.
- Cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring regularly until thick.
- While the sauce is cooking preheat the oven to 240C/465F (220C/430F fan), halve the cherry tomatoes and place on a foil lined tray, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Place in the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes until sweet and delicious.
- Prepare a pan of boiling water and lower the noodles into it. They should take just 4-5 minutes to cook through.
- Drain and rinse the noodles, then add to the pan with the sauce.
- Add the roasted tomatoes and the rest of the basil and mix through.
- Serve with a few shavings of (vegan) cheese and enjoy!
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For more delicious pasta dishes, why not try my penne alla black garlic vodka or this fresh pea and pesto pasta?
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Kat (The Baking Explorer) says
14 August, 2017 at 4.24pmThis dish looks absolutely gorgeous and the tomatoes really are the star of the show!
Helen says
11 August, 2017 at 8.52pmI’ve never seen black pasta before. It adds such a pretty and unusual colour to the dish. Does it taste the same as regular pasta?
Emily Leary says
11 August, 2017 at 9.38pmIt’s not hugely different from spaghetti but it’s actually a type of soba noodle, if you’ve had those before? x
Ashleigh Dougherty says
11 August, 2017 at 6.54pmI just saw your Instagram on this and am so glad there’s a recipe. I’ve never tried black spaghetti before, but need to give it a go.
Jenni says
11 August, 2017 at 5.04pmI love the colours! This looks really tasty, I’ve not had black rice noodles before. I will have try this out!
Stephanie Usher says
11 August, 2017 at 10.58amOooh this sounds really lovely, the sauce sounds incredible! xx
Baby Isabella says
11 August, 2017 at 10.45amWoweee we’ve never tried purple-black noodles but they look great! So unusual. It’s the perfect season to use lots of tomatoes too!
Gareth Torrance says
11 August, 2017 at 8.15amOh man, this looks delicious! And really healthy! This would make a great alternative to the amount of fattening food we eat…
Kate - gluten free alchemist says
10 August, 2017 at 5.27pmLove this recipe Emily. It looks beautiful and sounds so fresh. Great use of the black rice noodles. x
The London Mum says
10 August, 2017 at 3.31pmI love the colour of the black noodles/spaghetti. I never knew they existed! What a delicious sounding dish.
Journa Ramirez says
10 August, 2017 at 3.28pmI love to eat black rice but I haven’t tried its pasta version. Hope I can find one in our place!
Becca Talbot says
10 August, 2017 at 1.56pmI don’t think I’ve ever tried black rice noodles, though have had squid ink pasta before. I always think having something a bit different makes for a more exciting meal x
Jen says
10 August, 2017 at 1.22pmA delicious sounding dish. The black spagetti is rather fab, and makes a totally different look to the meal.
melissa major says
10 August, 2017 at 12.24pmI just love roasted tomatoes, they taste so amazing! Lovely recipe, il have to try it one day
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
10 August, 2017 at 11.39amI love black pasta but haven’t tried to cook with it at home yet. This looks seriously yummy!
Rhian Westbury says
10 August, 2017 at 11.23amWow the black rice noodles look so unusual, I’ve never seen anything like this before x
Emma Raphael says
9 August, 2017 at 8.07pmI would never have thought of using soba for a recipe like this, but it looks delicious! We have a mass of tomatoes at the mo, so it’s perfect to make at the weekend! :)
Mummy Times Two says
9 August, 2017 at 8.03pmThis looks delicious. I hadn’t heard of black rice noodles but they look fantastic, they would definitely add a touch of drama for dinner.
Stephanie Merry says
9 August, 2017 at 3.16pmWhat a fab looking dish! I’ve never tried black rice noodles before, but I love the sound of them in this dish x