Spaghetti Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Almonds

South Italy summer pasta recipe, this is a Sicilian spaghetti pasta salad recipe with raw tomato sauce and an unusual ingredient as almonds.

If you want to prepare this sauce in a traditional way you must use the mortar and pestle similar as basil pesto which is another nice summer pasta sauce.

Yes I understand, maybe you are in rush, so your food processor goes well, it's quick and convenient to use.

Ingredients: serves 4

- 1 lb (gr 454) spaghetti or other long pasta
- ½ cup (gr 113) almonds
- 1½ lb (gr 680) ripe tomatoes
- ¼ cup (gr 57) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tbsp minced fresh basil leaves
- hot chili flakes to taste
- salt

Preparation: easy with a food processor 20 minutes

1. Bring as usually the water to a boil for cooking the pasta.

2. Toast a little the almonds over medium heat until fragrant about 4 minutes.

3. Chop the tomatoes and place in the bowl of your food processor. Add the almonds, olive oil, minced garlic, basil, chili flakes and salt to taste. Just process until smooth. 4. Drain the pasta and transfer it back to the cooking pot and mix in the sauce.

Now your Sicilian raw tomatoes and almonds sauce is ready to be served.

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