simple summer spaghetti
main courses | serves 4
A really simple, quick and amazingly tasty pasta dish which always hits the spot and will impress your mates. Try baking some fish filets over the herby tomatoes... it's fantastic.
In a large bowl, scrunch the tomatoes with your hands to slightly mush them. Mix in the olives, garlic and vinegar. Tear in the basil and marjoram leaves and pour in the olive oil. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
Cook your pasta in salted boiling water according to the packet instructions until al dente. Drain and quickly toss in with the tomatoes. Call your guests around the table, then taste the juice at the bottom of the bowl and adjust the seasoning if you feel it needs it. Serve right away.
ingredients
• 500g mixed red and yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
• 150g good black olives, stoned
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• a bunch of fresh lemon basil, leaves picked
• a bunch of fresh marjoram, leaves picked
• 10 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 400g spaghetti or linguine
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
if i don't use red wine vinegar.. what should I use?
thanks for all your wonderful inspuration Jamie
ciao !
my name is lisa and im 6 years old. I really love your recipes, i love cooking and your my insparation! This is a gr8 recipe!
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I didn't have the wine vinegar but I used balsamic vinegar instead. mmmm
I also put in some baked bacon.
You can wake me up for this, anytime!
Greeting from holland.
1. It requires little stove cooking - which is great for all those hot summer nights when you don't want to heat up the kitchen with a stove. I made this dish with friends the other night and we prepared all the ingredients out side and boiled the pasta on the stove
2. Its sooo Fresh and a great way to really taste tomatoes.
TIP: Top off with a heaping spoon full of Ricotta Cheese!