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simple summer spaghetti
© David Loftus

simple summer spaghetti

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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

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1. by lucille on Wed 10 Aug 2011 @ 01:39

I'm new so: How many people does the recipe serve. I'd like to see what fish<br /> filet J.O. would suggest. I was thinking of some smoke finnan haddie.

2. by Nara Castro on Sun 31 Jul 2011 @ 19:23

Hello Jamie!<br /> Thanks to you cooking is now part of a 17 years old Brazilian girl and this recipe is just fantastic!<br /> It is a delecious dish and it looks beautiful!

3. by Twyla on Sat 18 Jun 2011 @ 16:49

Hello Jamie from Calgary Alberta Canada, home of the world's best beef! That being said, just wanted you to know that for the past three years I have planted and impatiently awaited the arrival of fresh sweet juicy and delicious red and golden cherry tomatoes for the sole purpose of creating and enjoying this wonderful dish!<br /> It is a seasonal favorite in my kitchen, and the resh lively flavors cannot be beat. Thank you for a wonderful treat! (Though I admit, I do cut the amount of oil by about half...it's a bit much for me)

4. by Andy on Fri 20 May 2011 @ 14:05

BBBAAA<br /> oh, by the way nice food lol

5. by jane sneddon on Thu 19 May 2011 @ 23:30

I love ur recipes so exciting, u are the best thing thats happened to food !!!<br />

6. by Misha on Tue 05 Apr 2011 @ 15:55

i live in the philippines and your such an inspiration me and im 12

7. by Jean Schemel on Tue 21 Jul 2009 @ 18:11

I live in london....... where can I buy marjoram and lemon basil?

8. by vanya on Thu 16 Jul 2009 @ 15:03

i love it jamie.. so simple and easy to make. :)
if i don't use red wine vinegar.. what should I use?

9. by Denise on Fri 05 Jun 2009 @ 17:19

I love this, it's so easy you don't need a recipe after you make it a few times just a little of this or that. Anyone that I have made this for loves it.
thanks for all your wonderful inspuration Jamie

10. by Teresa on Sun 24 May 2009 @ 00:41

Fantastic, so simple yet elegant.

11. by Manuela on Tue 17 Mar 2009 @ 18:44

Hi Jamie! I'm manuela from Italy. i love that recipe, it is excellent, but for me it is hard to find yellow tomatoes!!
ciao !

12. by Lisa on Sun 15 Feb 2009 @ 21:19

hello,
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!
=]

xx

13. by riverside1 on Thu 01 Jan 2009 @ 02:37

Hi Jamie, I watched Jamie at Home over Christmas and you got me hooked on having ago. I recorded the show and sent it to my family in OZ with your web site link. They will love this, as after 40 years in OZ as "10 pound pom's", they are still home sick. Cheers Mate, Jim..... London

14. by Merijn from Maastricht on Sun 21 Sep 2008 @ 16:41

This is a great spaghetti.
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!

15. by Gintare on Tue 22 Jul 2008 @ 21:10

Your recipes are great. Could i get recipes without meat? Thanks.

16. by tim on Thu 10 Jul 2008 @ 15:18

Hi i need some tasty high- carb recipes .nice and simple,cheers

17. by Mikayla on Wed 11 Jun 2008 @ 22:10

you should put on more food for kids around 15-16 so i can use them.. Thank you

18. by Daan on Sat 31 May 2008 @ 15:15

We make and eat it yesterday, an it was great.
Greeting from holland.

19. by Jordan Ward on Wed 21 May 2008 @ 15:05

hello please can i use your images and recipes for my course work on 5 a day

20. by Emilie on Mon 19 May 2008 @ 12:01

yes, brilliant if you can find cherry tomatoes. Not so easy to find in Kabul. What's the best thing to substitute them with? Or can I just add sugar to normal tomatoes to make them sweeter?

21. by Robb on Sat 12 Apr 2008 @ 14:13

Leisel, don't let your hubbie dominate you like that LOL.

22. by Leisel on Sun 27 Jan 2008 @ 08:35

Really good. I used top quality truss cherry tomatoes and they were so sweet. I thought my husband would turn his nose up, but he ate it all and then asked for seconds. I will cook this one again for sure

23. by hannah wade on Tue 13 Nov 2007 @ 21:00

was delisous

24. by Kao on Wed 19 Sep 2007 @ 16:39

This maybe delicious if it's served as pasta fredda?

25. by girl wonder on Wed 12 Sep 2007 @ 18:10

Is great for the summer for two reasons

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!

26. by Lindsay Brown on Mon 03 Sep 2007 @ 17:37

A really simple way of cooking - colorful and good for impressing friends. A good olive oil makes this dish and the baked fish added on top is a brilliant extra.

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