TBT Recipe: Spaghetti with Cold Tomato-Mint Sauce from Lidia - Cooking by the Book

TBT Recipe: Spaghetti with Cold Tomato-Mint Sauce from Lidia - Cooking by the Book

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Experience a unique flavor balance in Spaghetti with Cold Tomato-Mint Sauce. Mint, anchovies, capers, and red pepper flakes create a summer sizzler from Sardinian cuisine. Perfect for impressing...

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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces ripe cherry tomatoes, about 2 ½ cups
  • ½ cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
  • ¼ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
  • ¼ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
  • 2 small anchovy filets, finely chopped (2 teaspoons)
  • 1 plump garlic clove crushed and peeled
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon peperoncino flakes, or to taste
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup small capers drained
  • 1 pound spaghetti
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 cup freshly grated pecorino (or half pecorino and half Grana Padano or Parmiagiano-Reggiano, for a milder flavor), plus more for passing

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