Primavera been an Italian girls name meaning spring, this is soo easy to make perfect for a week night dinner especially if you are feeling a bit over meat. Add as many fresh herbs as you like, whatever is in your garden, use the best quality olive oil you have
Spaghetti
primavera
Serves four
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2 large onions diced
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4 cloves of garlic crushed and chopped
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2 sprigs of rosemary and thyme chopped
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50 ml cidre vinegar
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1 table spoon of sugar
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1 table spoon of capers
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1 handful of kalamata olives in half
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4 large ripe best tomatoes you can get roughly diced
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1 handful of torn basil
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1 handful of rocket
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1 juice and zest of a lemon
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200g spaghetti
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best quality olive oil
In olive oil cook the onion with a pinch of salt until starts to soften, add the garlic and rosemary/thyme and cook for another minute, add the vinegar and sugar and tomatoes, cook for about 5 mins until the tomatoes start to break down, add the capers and olives and take of the heat. In boiling salted water cook the pasta al dente, save about half a cup of the cooking water and then drain, add the saved cooking water and pasta to the previous pan along with the basil, rocket and lemon, stir on a low heat for a minute to mix all together ,drizzle a generous amount of olive oil to make it all shinny, cracked black pepper and serve with parmesan ​