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
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.
