Spaghetti with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Pine Nuts

Name: Spaghetti with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Pine Nuts
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 pints, cherry tomatoes (2 pounds), each tomato halved pole to pole; 1/4 cup, olive oil; , Table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1/4 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons, sugar, or to taste; 3 large cloves, garlic, sliced thin; 1/4 cup, capers, drained; 1 pound, spaghetti; 1/4 cup, chopped kalamata olives; 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh oregano leaves; 1/4 cup, pine nuts, toasted; 2 ounces, grated Pecorino Romano cheese (1 cup)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2005

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1½ hours

Spaghetti with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Pine Nuts

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a wintertime fresh tomato sauce recipe with summertime flavor, we started with cherry tomatoes and then added more flavor by tossing them with a little sugar as well as salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, vinegar, and garlic slivers. We th...

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