16/10/2026
No simmering, no reducing: cherry tomatoes, garlic, chilli and olive oil go straight into the blender and come out the colour of watermelon flesh, then get tossed through hot pasta with basil and Parmesan.
This is Clara’s Pasta Estiva, a family recipe from Ida, the north-west London restaurant inspired by chef Avi Reichenbach’s mother and run by Avi and his wife Simonetta Wenkert since 2007.
As Simonetta puts it, it’s the perfect brunch dish because it’s light and doesn’t involve slaving over a hot stove.
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