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Spelt spaghetti
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Spelt spaghetti

Vine tomatoes & baked ricotta

Spelt spaghetti
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1 hr
Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

Spelt spaghetti has an incredible nutty taste and is a great alternative to regular spaghetti as it’s high in wheat bran fibre, or beta-glucans, which help keep our cholesterol levels in check.


nutrition per serving

Calories

g

Fat

g

Saturates

g

Sugars

g

Salt

g

Protein

g

Carbs

g

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

Everyday Super Food

Everyday Super Food

By Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

olive oil

½ a bunch of fresh thyme (15g)

4 cloves of garlic

½-1 fresh red chilli

1 lemon

500g ripe mixed-colour cherry tomatoes, on the vine

250g best-quality ricotta cheese

320g dried wholewheat spelt spaghetti

4 handfuls of rocket

optional: balsamic vinegar

Top Tip

EASY SWAPS

Switch the ricotta for a block of feta.

Sprinkle over crisp green salad leaves instead of the rocket.

GO VEGAN

You could substitute the ricotta for celeriac slices or a quartered head of cauliflower.

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.
  2. Pour 3 tablespoons of oil into a small bowl. Run the bunch of thyme under a hot tap for 3 seconds to reawaken it, then shake dry and strip the leaves into the oil.
  3. Peel the garlic, then finely slice it with the chilli and add to the bowl. Finely grate in the lemon zest, add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper and mix together.
  4. Lay the cherry tomatoes in a 30cm x 40cm baking tray. Rub the flavoured oil all over the ricotta and place in the centre of the tray, then gently rub the remaining oil over the tomatoes.
  5. Add a splash of water to the tray, place in the oven and roast for 45 minutes, then remove. With 10 minutes to go, cook the spaghetti in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
  6. Lift the ricotta out of the tray, then shake the tomatoes off the vines, discarding the stalks. Add half a mug of pasta water to the tray and gently shake to loosen all the sticky goodness from the base.
  7. Drain the spaghetti and toss straight into the tray with a squeeze of lemon juice, season to perfection, then break that beautiful ricotta over the top.
  8. Sprinkle over the rocket, toss together well, then serve. My missus likes this with a little drizzle of balsamic, too.

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