A twist on puttanesca and pangritata

A twist on puttanesca and pangritata
A twist on puttanesca and pangritata
Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • FOR THE PANGRITATA
  • 3 thick slices of stale sourdough, toasted
  • 45g walnuts, toasted
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 15g freshly chopped thyme 
  • FOR THE PUTTANESCA
  • 350g dried spaghetti, or bucatini
  • 1 handful black olives
  • 2 lemons, zest of
  • 2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped
  • 25g basil, leaves torn
  • Olive oil
  • 3 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
  • 25g capers
  • 4 anchovy fillets, chopped
  • 240g tinned tuna
  • 100g Parmesan, grated

1. For the pangritata, whizz up all the ingredients in a food processor until they form a fine breadcrumb.

2. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.

3. For the sauce, roast the olives with the lemon zest in a little olive oil, for 15 minutes at 180 degrees or equivalent.

4. Toss the warm pasta with all of the sauce ingredients and sprinkle lavishly with pangritata.

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Jess Murphy

Jess Murphy

Jess Murphy, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a Kiwi chef living on the west coast of Ireland