Spaghettini alla Rustica

Name: Spaghettini alla Rustica (Thin spaghetti with tomatoes and garlic)
Yield: Serves 6-8 as a first course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons (4 X 15 ml spoon) chopped fresh basil (or chives or parsley); salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 lb (900 g) fresh tomatoes, or 2 X 14 oz (397 g) can of tomatoes; 4 fl oz (110 ml) olive oil; 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and slightly crushed; 4 oz (100 g) freshly grated parmesan (or mature Cheddar) cheese; 1 lb (450 g) quick cooking spaghetti or other thin spaghetti; a good pinch of dried oregano

Thin spaghetti with tomatoes and garlic

Preparation info

Serves
6-8
as a first course

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pasta Italian Style

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1991

About

The Italian friend who introduced me to this dish writes: ‘All my cooking is based on garlic: strengthens the stomach, helps the digestion, good for the waterworks!’ I can’t vouch for the truth of these claims but I do know that this sauce is delicious. Fresh basil combines wonderfully with tomatoes, but if you can’t find any use fresh chives or parsley.

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Europe
Italy
Main course
Pasta
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

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