Ingredients
- spaghetti 150g
- whole roasted red peppers 3 from a jar
- garlic 1/2 clove
- thyme 2 sprigs, stripped of leaves
- extra-virgin olive oil
- pine nuts 2 tbsp toasted, plus extra to serve
- flat-leaf parsley a handful
- kalamata olives 14
- mozzarella or burrata 1 ball
Method
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Step 1
Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente.
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Step 2
For the ajvar, put the roasted peppers, garlic, thyme and 2 tbsp olive oil in a food processor and whizz until puréed.
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Step 3
Add the pine nuts and parsley and pulse a few times until chunky.
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Step 4
Squash the olives with the flat of a large knife to pop out the stones, then cut the flesh into quarters.
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Step 5
Drain the pasta, tear in the mozzarella and toss with the pepper ajvar.
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Step 6
Divide between two plates then scatter over the olives and more pine nuts, if you like.
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Nutritional Information
- Kcals 689
- Fat 37.7g
- Saturates 11.4g
- Carbs 60.5g
- Sugars 2.4g
- Fibre 4.5g
- Protein 24.6g
- Salt 1.3g
