Mouthwatering Mediterranean Tomato Dish

Lemon linguine with tomatoes and capers

Ingredients

• Cooked this several times since ive been at uni and it is one of my favourite meals!
• it takes about 15 mins, costs no more than £2 and requires staple ingredients:
• linguine (or spaghetti)
• some olive oil
• 1/3 of a big onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• hint of chili powder (optional)
• (or, if you have fresh chili, bonus!)
• can of tomatoes
• 1 tsp capers
• a few olives (the 49p jar type will do fine)
• some cheese to top
• lemon
• salt and pepper

Instructions

STEP 1:

Start to boil the pasta, meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a saucepan/wok.

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

chop the garlic, the onion; and then fry, stirring all the time, until golden. Then add capers, olives and chili.

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

once the olives have warmed up a bit, add the tomatoes and fry until they start to break down to form a thick sauce. Lower the heat and gently season with salt and pepper.

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

when the pasta has cooked, drain it a few times with hot water.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

once well-drained, put the linguine in a dish and squeeze a little of the lovely lemon over.

STEP 10:

STEP 11:

pour on the sauce and sprinkle on some finely grated cheese. Beautiful!

STEP 12:

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STEP 14:

*next time (once you know how easy the sauce is) replace the pasta with smoked haddock, it is a dinner to die for!