Name: Spaghetti With Arugula Cherry Tomatoes Recipe
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean

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This easy vegetarian pasta dish is packed with arugula, lime, cayenne pepper, feta cheese, parmesan, basil, and tomatoes. It all blends together to give it a unique flavor with an awesome kick

How to make Spaghetti With Arugula Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Elizabeth Lindemann

Crawler

Mediterranean

<p>This easy vegetarian pasta dish is packed with arugula, lime, cayenne pepper, feta cheese, parmesan, basil, and tomatoes. It all blends together to give it a unique flavor with an awesome kick</p>

Vegetarian

Spaghetti or other pasta shape

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Divided

Red or sweet onion quartered and thinly sliced

Cloves garlic minced

Zest and juice ne lime

Cayenne pepper

Kosher salt plus more for cooking pasta

Black pepper to taste

Baby Arugula

Cherry Tomatoes Halved

Fresh basil roughly chopped or chiffonade

Crumbled Feta Cheese

Cook spaghetti according to directions in heavily salted water.

step 1

Right when you start boiling the water for the pasta, saut the sliced onion in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat in a very large skillet or pot until it's soft and starting to brown (about 3 minutes).

step 2

Turn the heat to low. Add the lime zest, the three cloves garlic, and the cayenne pepper (1/8 teaspoon), continuing to saut and stirring occasionally, allowing the onions to caramelize a bit until the spaghetti has finished cooking (for about 10 minutes).

step 3

When the pasta is done, add approximately 1/2 cup of the pasta water to the skillet (i use a ladle for this). Use tongs to transfer the cooked spaghetti to the skillet.

step 4

Add the rest of the olive oil (2 tablespoons), kosher salt (1/2 teaspoon), black pepper to taste, and the lime juice (from one lime) to the skillet. Stir to coat and turn the heat to low.

step 5

Add arugula to skillet. Toss with the pasta (tongs are great for this) and let the heat wilt the arugula (about 3 minutes).

step 6

When arugula is wilted, turn off the heat. Add the halved cherry tomatoes (1 pint), fresh basil (2 tablespoons), crumbled feta (4 oz.), and grated parmesan (1/2 cup). Stir together and serve.

step 7

Bowl of Delicious