Name: Clams with garlic, tomato & salami
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 120 gram cacciatore salami, diced; 3 shallots, sliced; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 150 millilitre dry white wine; 1 kilogram clams, soaked in cold water for 15 minutes (see tip); 4 very ripe vine-ripened tomatoes, diced; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; 1 cup firmly packed flat-leaf parsley or basil, torn; crusty white bread, to serve

Clams with garlic, tomato & salami

Steaming hot, aromatic clams served with fresh, crusty bread makes for a comforting and chic mid week meal.

Serves 4

Prep

Cook

10M

Total

15M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

120 gram cacciatore salami, diced

3 shallots, sliced

2 clove garlic, crushed

150 millilitre dry white wine

1 kilogram clams, soaked in cold water for 15 minutes (see tip)

4 very ripe vine-ripened tomatoes, diced

1 teaspoon tomato paste

1 cup firmly packed flat-leaf parsley or basil, torn

crusty white bread, to serve

Method

1.Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add olive oil, salami, shallots and garlic and stir until tender (4-6 minutes).

2.Add wine and reduce by half (1 minute), then add clams, tomatoes and paste, cover with a lid and shake pan occasionally until clams open (3-5 minutes).

3.Stir in flat-leaf parsley or basil and serve with crusty bread on the side.