Fresh, quick and Mediterranean inspired dish that is can be enjoyed on a family night or with your dinner date.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean
Keyword: mediterranean, salsa, spaghetti, tomatoes and olives
Servings: 2People
Author: Anjali Kumar
Ingredients
200gSpaghetti
300gRipe Tomatoes
12numbersBlack Oliveswhole
1tbspOlive Oilextra Virgin
1.5tbspRed Wine Vinegar
30gParmesan/ Cheddar Cheese
HandfulBasil Leaves
Instructions
Cook the spaghetti in a pan of boiling salted water for 12-15 minutes or until al dente, which means that it should be soft enough to eat, but still have a bit of bite and firmness to it.
Chop the tomatoes. Crush the olives, then add the olives to the pile of tomatoes.
Pick the basil leaves, reserving the smaller ones for later and throw the rest onto the pile.
Peel, chop and add the garlic to the pile, then run your knife back and forth through all of the ingredients, chopping and mixing as you go, until you get a rough-looking salsa.
Add a good 10 - 15 ml of extra virgin olive oil, the vinegar and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, and keep chopping and mixing until well combined.
Scoop out and reserve a cupful of the pasta cooking water, then drain the spaghetti in a colander.
Pop the spaghetti in a large bowl, scrape in the salsa dressing, adding a splash of the reserved cooking water, if needed, to make a lovely loose sauce.
Sprinkle over the reserved baby basil leaves and add a grating of cheese before serving.