Spaghetti with tomatoes & basil

This quick pasta dish is so simple to prepare yet tastes so good – make sure your tomatoes are really ripe and full flavoured

  • Prep:5 mins
    Cook:10 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 340
  • fat 12g
  • saturates 2g
  • carbs 49g
  • sugars 6g
  • fibre 5g
  • protein 9g
  • salt 1.5g

Ingredients

  • 250g spaghetti
  • 2 banana shallots, finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 4 large tomatoes, chopped
  • 25 basil leaves (ideally from a growing pot)
  • 100g pitted black kalamata olives
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Method

  1. Boil the pasta following pack instructions, about 9 mins. Meanwhile, put all the remaining ingredients in a large bowl with plenty of seasoning and toss together. Drain the pasta well, add to the tomato mixture and toss everything together until well mixed.

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