Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce

• spaghetti↗200g g

  or linguine

• red chilli↗1

  deseeded and finely chopped

• shallots↗2

  finely chopped

• extra virgin olive oil↗1 tbsp tbsp
• zest 1 lemon
• red wine vinegar↗1 tbsp tbsp
• caster sugar↗2 tsp tsp
• tomato↗300g g

  diced

• ball mozzarella or burrata↗125g g

  (see tip, below), torn into pieces

• handful basil leaves↗

  torn, to serve

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, put the chilli, shallots, oil, lemon zest, vinegar, sugar and tomatoes into a big mortar. If yours isn’t big enough, put it all in a bowl and just use the pestle in that. Add a good amount of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and bash everything together.

2. 2

   Drain the pasta and toss together with the tomato mixture and mozzarella. Scatter over the basil and serve immediately.