Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 cups canned Italian plum tomatoes, seeded, drained and roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed
  • 23 cup oil-cured black olives, pitted and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 18 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 pound spaghetti
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Method

  • In a large pan over medium heat, warm the oil.
  • Add the garlic, stir, remove pan from heat and allow the hot oil to turn the garlic pale gold.
  • Add the tomatoes, capers, olives, chili pepper flakes, basil, oregano and black pepper, return to heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Taste and add additional salt and black pepper to taste and remove from heat.
  • Boil the spaghetti according to package instructions in plenty of well-salted water until tender and drain well.
  • Toss the spaghetti with the sauce, add the parsley and serve.