Cornish crab, black linguine and overnight tomatoes

Name: Cornish crab, black linguine and overnight tomatoes
Prep time: 12 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 14 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 14 vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced; 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ tbsp sherry vinegar; sea salt and cracked black pepper; 275g/9¾oz ‘00’ pasta flour; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra; 2 free-range eggs, plus 3 egg yolks; ½ tbsp squid ink; pinch salt; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 40g/1½oz pine nuts; 2 red chilli, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 150g/5½oz white crab meat; 75g/2¾oz rocket; 10g/⅓oz fresh basil, torn; 1 lemon, zest only

Instructions

Prep:12hCook:2h

A dramatic dish with homemade squid ink pasta stirred through a sauce made of slow-roasted cherry tomatoes and crab. Equipment and preparation: You will need a pasta machine with a linguine cutting attachment.

Updated at: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:21:32 GMT