Rocket-lemon spaghetti with chili oil

Name: Rocket-lemon spaghetti with chili oil
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, sugar; 150 g Arugula; 1 Organic Lemon; 400 g Noodles (e.g. spaghetti); 1 red chilli pepper; 3 Garlic cloves; 8 TABLESPOONS good olive oil

AUTHOR
Antoine Long

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
25 mins

TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, sugar
150 g Arugula
1 Organic Lemon
400 g Noodles (e.g. spaghetti)
1 red chilli pepper
3 Garlic cloves
8 TABLESPOONS good olive oil

Directions

1
For the noodles, boil 3-4 l salted water (1 teaspoon salt per litre). Select the rocket, wash and drain well. Wash the lemon hot, dry and grate the peel thinly. Halve the lemon, squeeze one half.
2
Add pasta to boiling salted water and cook according to package instructions.
3
Clean the chilli, cut lengthwise, remove seeds, wash and finely chop. Peel garlic and chop finely. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the chilli and garlic over a low to medium heat for about 5 minutes.
4
Drain the noodles and collect approx. 8 tbsp. of noodle water. Add noodles and noodle water to the chili oil and mix. Fold in rocket. Season to taste with salt, pepper, 1 tsp. sugar, lemon peel and 1-2 tbsp. lemon juice.