Spaghetti With Lime & Arugula (rocket)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 400 g spaghetti
• 2 limes (for zest)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 red chile, seeded and chopped
• 2 tablespoons capers packed in salt
• 8 slices prosciutto or 8 slices rindless bacon, chopped
• 150 g arugula, shredded (rocket)
• 2 tablespoons fruity olive oil
• 150 g feta cheese, marinated in oil

Recipe

• 1 cook spaghetti in a large saucepan of rapidly boiling water until it is al dente.
• 2 drain.
• 3 while that's cooking, remove the zest from the limes and finely shred to make one tablespoonful.
• 4 heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
• 5 if using bacon, add it to the hot oil first and cook until it starts to crisp before adding the lime rind, garlic, chilli and capers.
• 6 cook for a minute or until fragrant.
• 7 if using prosciutto, stir it in at this point and cook for two minutes or until crisp.
• 8 add the spaghetti to the pan and toss to coat and heat through.
• 9 to serve, toss the rocket and a bit of lime juice through the pasta and pile into serving bowls.
• 10 top with the marinated feta, a little of its oil, and a generous grinding of black pepper.
• 11 serve with a lime wedge on each plate, so people can add more if they like.