Caprese Pasta with Arugula
Prep: 10min
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Servings: 4
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Cook: 15min
Pasta Caprese with arugula is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the fruit-vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 1 bundle arugula
- 2 cloves garlic
- Salt
- 4 ripe tomatoes
- 200 g mozzarella
- 400 g spaghetti
- 5 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- black pepper (ground)
- extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
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1.
Wash the arugula leaves and dry them. Peel the garlic and crush it with a pinch of salt in a mortar to make a paste. Wash the tomatoes, halve them, remove seeds and cut into small pieces. Drain the mozzarella and dice.
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2.
Cook the spaghetti in plenty of salted water until al dente and drain. Reserve some cooking water. Toss the hot pasta immediately with 3 tbsp olive oil, the garlic paste, and generous coarse pepper. Add 1-2 tbsp reserved pasta water if needed. Fold in the tomato pieces, pine nuts, and arugula leaves, then plate the spaghetti. Sprinkle mozzarella cubes on top and serve right away.
