Orecchiette con Ricotta e Pomodorini: Orecchiette Pasta with Ricotta and Cherry Tomatoes

In a pot of boiling water, cook the pasta for about 8 minutes (remove before the ' al dente ' stage). While pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the cherry tomatoes for about a minute. Add salt to taste.

Drain the pasta, reserving some of the pasta water.

Add the cooked pasta and ricotta cheese to the pan. Ladle in some pasta water - the excess pasta water will break down the ricotta cheese, creating a creamy sauce .

Cook pasta in the pan with all the other ingredients for another minute. Top with cilantro , drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve immediately.