Name: Spaghetti with watercress and anchovy sauce recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 300g (10oz) spaghetti; 1 clove garlic, peeled and roughly chopped; 50g can anchovies in oil; 1tbsp capers, drained and rinsed; 2tbsp olive oil, plus some extra; 125g (4oz) bunch watercress, trimmed and washed; About 4tbsp freshly grated Parmesan, to serve; Freshly ground black pepper

By GoodtoKnow

published 8 January 2010

in Recipes

Simple and tasty - and ready in just 15 minutes!

Ingredients

300g (10oz) spaghetti
1 clove garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
50g can anchovies in oil
1tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
2tbsp olive oil, plus some extra
125g (4oz) bunch watercress, trimmed and washed
About 4tbsp freshly grated Parmesan, to serve
Freshly ground black pepper

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Method

Add the pasta to a pan of boiling, salted water and cook for 8-9 mins.
Meanwhile, put the garlic, anchovies with the anchovy oil, capers and the olive oil in a large jug and whizz with a stick blender to make a paste.
Add the watercress and whizz again until it is finely chopped.
Drain the pasta, adding 4tbsp of the pasta cooking water to the watercress sauce. Put pasta back in the pan, stir in the sauce, then divide between 4 hot bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan and freshly ground black pepper, and drizzle with a little more oil, if you like.

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