Hi! I'm Daen, the internet’s garlic and olive oil girl and the creator behind Daen’s Kitchen. I am a Mediterranean inspired home cook with Italian and Spanish roots, and I have built a community of over 8 million people who love simple yet impressive and delicious Mediterranean food. My cooking is all about big flavours, approachable recipes and the little foundations that make home cooking feel effortless. Expect lots of garlic confit, no knead focaccia, homemade breadcrumbs, one pot orzos, olive oil cakes and all the nostalgic dishes I grew up with.
My famous cherry tomato pasta… with scallops!
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Hello Reader, If you’ve been here for a while, there’s a very good chance you know my cherry tomato pasta. It’s one of those recipes I make more times than I can count. Cherry tomatoes are cooked in lots of olive oil and garlic until they burst open and turn into the most beautiful, sweet and jammy sauce. Add pasta, parmesan, fresh basil and a little pasta water and you have something incredibly simple but SO delicious. Well, this version is that pasta’s slightly fancier sister with a bit of a protein hit! I top that glossy cherry tomato pasta with golden seared scallops, cooked in butter, garlic and herbs until caramelised on the outside and beautifully tender in the middle. And while it looks like something you might order at a restaurant, it comes together in around 20 minutes. The scallops make it feel a little special, but if scallops aren’t your thing, prawns work beautifully here too. Sear them in the same garlicky butter and pile them straight on top of the pasta.
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Hi! I'm Daen, the internet’s garlic and olive oil girl and the creator behind Daen’s Kitchen. I am a Mediterranean inspired home cook with Italian and Spanish roots, and I have built a community of over 8 million people who love simple yet impressive and delicious Mediterranean food. My cooking is all about big flavours, approachable recipes and the little foundations that make home cooking feel effortless. Expect lots of garlic confit, no knead focaccia, homemade breadcrumbs, one pot orzos, olive oil cakes and all the nostalgic dishes I grew up with.
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