Spaghetti with a Sauce of Tomatoes, Lime and Fresh Chilli

Name: Spaghetti with a Sauce of Tomatoes, Lime and Fresh Chilli (Rasta Pasta)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 15 to 20 ripe tomatoes, diced (peel if desired); 50 g/2 fl oz olive oil, or to taste; Hot pepper sauce (the vinegar-based type in a bottle) to taste; 450 g/1 lb spaghetti; salt and black pepper to taste; Juice of 2 limes; Grated rind of ½ to 1 lime, or to taste

Rasta Pasta

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hot and Spicy

By Marlena Spieler

Published 1985

About

Spaghetti tossed with a fiery and uncooked tomato-lime sauce, more a salsa, really. It’s light-hearted and lively, with no animal fats to weigh it down. A bowlful makes me want to listen to reggae music and consider taking mambo lessons.

Ingredients

15 to 20 ripe tomatoes, diced (peel if desired)
4 cloves garlic, chopped
Juice of 2

Americas
United States
California
Pasta
Caribbean
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Combine the tomatoes with the garlic, lime juice, lime rind and hot pepper sauce. Leave to marinate while you cook the pasta.
Cook the pasta in lots of boiling water. Drain and toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper.
Toss the olive oil-dressed hot pasta with the marinated tomato-lime mixture. Serve immediately.