Preheat the oven

• Preheat the oven to 200 °C.

Prepare the baking dish

• Place the feta block in the middle of a baking dish.
• Scatter the cherry tomatoes and garlic cloves around it.
• Drizzle with olive oil and season with chili flakes, black pepper and salt.

Bake the feta and tomatoes

• Bake until the tomatoes burst and the feta is soft and golden.

Cook the pasta

• Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente.
• Drain, keeping a little cooking water.

Make the sauce

• Mash the baked feta, garlic and tomatoes with a fork into a creamy sauce.
• Loosen with a splash of pasta cooking water if needed.

Combine and serve

• Toss the drained pasta with the feta tomato sauce.
• Finish with fresh basil leaves and serve.