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Sicilian Recipes: Spaghetti with almonds and basil
Posted on Jul 22, 2009 11:13:10 PM
Spaghetti recipe: spaghetti with almonds and basil
This spaghetti recipe is a sure shot, something to cook for your guests, who will be amazed by this sauce, and will ask you: “how did you do that? It’s delicious.” And you will say, in a casual I-get-that-a-lot manner “oh no, it’s really easy, it just takes ten minutes.” Except that it does.
You can say whatever you want about Jamie Oliver, but his recipes work. This one is taken from Jamie’s Italy, and it’s a Sicilian sauce. The beauty of it is that it’s not a cooked sauce, it’s all with raw ingredients, a sort of pesto.
For 6 people:
- 450g (1lb) spaghetti
- ½ clove of garlic (it’s one clove in the original recipe, but Jamie is a bit too generous with garlic for my taste)
- 4 handfuls of fresh basil
- 150 g (5½ oz ) of almonds
- 150 g (5½ oz ) of grated parmesan cheese
- extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper
- 600g (1 1/3 lb) of tomatoes
Toast the almonds in a pan (no oil), smash the garlic with a pestle and mortar. Add the almonds, garlic and basil to a food processor and whiz them until you have a coarse powder consistency. Pour the mix in a bowl and add the tomatoes cut in half. Gently squeeze the tomatoes with your hands, mixing well. Add the Parmesan cheese and add a bit of olive oil to loosen up. Add salt and pepper if you feel like it, but it’s not always necessary.
That’s it, when the spaghetti are ready and drained, pour them in a bowl and serve. This spaghett recipe will make you popular.