Pasta & RiceDifficulty: medium

Spaghetti alla Chitarra with Fresh Tomato

Name: Spaghetti alla Chitarra with Fresh Tomato
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 400 g spaghetti alla chitarra (or thick spaghetti); 700 g ripe tomatoes, grated; 3 tbsp (60 ml) olive oil; 1 garlic clove, crushed; Basil leaves; 50 g ricotta salata or pecorino; Salt, chili flakes

Abruzzo's square-cut spaghetti tangled with a quick raw-tomato sauce — the tomatoes barely cook, so the dish tastes of August.

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1Mix grated tomatoes with oil, garlic, salt and chili; rest 20 min.

2Boil pasta 1 min less than the package says.

3Toss in the raw sauce over low heat 1 min — it should just warm.

4Off heat, add basil and cheese. Serve at once.