Pasta with Sweet Tomato Sauce & Crispy ‘Bacon’ from Vegan Kids by Heather Whinney

Ingredients

• a few basil leaves, to garnish (optional)
• 400 g/14 oz tagliatelle or dried pasta of your choice, to serve
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4–6 vegan ‘bacon’ slices
• a splash of red wine vinegar
• 2 × 400 g/14 oz cans of plum tomatoes
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and finely grated