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Summer Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Chillis, Olives, and Basil

A simple and delicious summer spaghetti dish featuring fresh tomatoes, chillis, olives, and basil.

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Italian
easy
30 min
4
vegetarian
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 25 min
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Jamie Oliver
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Ingredients
  • Spaghetti
  • TomatoesVarious types, including Guernsey milk tomatoes
  • Chillis
  • Olives
  • Basil
  • Olive oil
  • GarlicCrisped
  • Lemon juice(optional)Squeezed
  • Salt
Instructions
  1. 1

    Boil water and season it with salt.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Add spaghetti to the boiling water and cook until al dente.

    10 min

  3. 3

    Heat olive oil in a pan.

    1 min

  4. 4

    Add garlic and cook until crisp.

    2 min

  5. 5

    Add tomatoes, chillis, and olives to the pan.

    3 min

  6. 6

    Add basil and toss everything together.

    1 min

  7. 7

    Optionally, squeeze lemon juice and add a pinch of salt.

    1 min

  8. 8

    Drain the pasta, reserving some pasta water.

    1 min

  9. 9

    Combine pasta with the sauce, adding reserved pasta water to achieve desired consistency.

    2 min

  10. 10

    Serve the spaghetti on a platter.

    1 min

Equipment Needed
Pot
Pan
Knife
Cutting board
Spoon

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