Tomato, Arugula, Olive, and Caper No-Cook Pasta Sauce
This fabulous Tomato, Arugula, Olive, and Caper No-Cook Pasta Sauce is great over whole wheat spaghetti or zucchini noodles. And everyone who likes arugula is going to enjoy this delicious fresh-tasting sauce!
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A few years ago I learned about about amazing no-cook pasta sauces you make with juicy garden tomatoes, and this Tomato, Arugula, Olive, and Caper No-Cook Pasta Sauce is one that’s become a favorite at my house! When I found this recipe in an old issue of Bon Appetit Magazine, I immediately planned to try it. I had tomatoes, and twice I bought arugula to make the sauce, and twice I ate the arugula before any sauce got made.
Then when it was approaching the end of the fresh tomato season I bought arugula again and finally made the recipe. I’m a huge fan of this type of no-cook sauce, and this sauce with chopped arugula and a touch of spiciness might be my favorite one yet.
And even though I love 100% whole wheat Italian spaghetti for this recipe, this delicious no-cook sauce would also be absolutely lovely over briefly sauteed Zucchini Noodles if you’d like to cut the carbs down even more. If you like arugula, get your hands on a few fresh tomatoes before it’s too late, and I promise you’ll love this great summer-into-fall dish.
How to Make Tomato, Arugula, Olive, and Caper No-Cook Pasta Sauce:
(Scroll down for complete recipe with nutritional information.)
- Chopping up the juicy garden-fresh tomatoes!
- I used about 2 cups of chopped arugula.
- Slice the Kalamata olives.
- I slightly chopped the capers.
- When all those ingredients are ready, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, and red chili flakes.
- Combine chopped tomatoes, chopped arugula, sliced olives, and chopped capers in a glass or plastic bowl, then pour over the olive oil mixture.
- Let the sauce sit on the counter for an hour (or more!)
- Serve the sauce with cooked spaghetti, sauteed Zucchini Noodles, or another pasta shape of your choice.
- You could serve this with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese if desired, but I didn’t think it needed any cheese.
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Tomato, Arugula, Olive, and Caper No-Cook Pasta Sauce
If you like arugula and have an abundance of fresh garden tomatoes, make this Tomato, Arugula, Olive, and Caper No-Cook Pasta Sauce!
Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped ripe tomatoes
- 2 cups chopped arugula (or more)
- 15 Kalamata olives without pits, sliced
- Â 2 T capers, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 T finely minced or pureed garlic
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (more or less to taste, this was just a little spicy
Instructions
- Start by chopping up a generous amount of juicy garden-fresh tomatoes!
- I used about 2 cups of chopped arugula. I wouldn't mind even more arugula, so if you're a big arugula fan like I am, go for it!
- I sliced the Kalamata olives rather than cutting them in half so more olive flavor was distributed through out the dish.
- I also slightly chopped the capers for the same reason (and used more capers than the recipe said, because I love capers.)
- When all those ingredients are ready, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, and red chili flakes.
- Combine the chopped tomatoes, chopped arugula, sliced olives, and chopped capers in a glass or plastic bowl, then pour over the olive oil mixture.
- Let the sauce sit on the counter for an hour (or more!)
- Serve the sauce with cooked spaghetti, sauteed Zucchini Noodles, or another pasta shape of your choice.
Notes
I love Garofalo Organic Whole Wheat Italian Spaghetti for this recipe.
Nutritional information is for sauce only and doesn't include pasta or zucchini noodles.
This recipe adapted slightly from Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Arugula, Capers, and Olives by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers in Bon Appetit August 2006. I couldn’t find the recipe online.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 182mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This No-Cook Sauce with Tomatoes, Arugula, Olives, and Capers is a great main dish or side dish for phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet, but be sure to use whole wheat spaghetti. Or you can eat the no-cook sauce with Zucchini Noodles. which would make it South Beach Diet Phase One, low-carb, Whole 30, or Paleo.
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35 Comments on “Tomato, Arugula, Olive, and Caper No-Cook Pasta Sauce”
Thank you so much! I shudder to think how long that has been there! Fixed now!
A great reminder that no-cook sauces are perfect during tomato season!
Thanks Lydia. I love this type of sauce!
This was delicious! The family loved it. I just started with an organic veggie delivery company & trying things I've never had before. Thanks for this yummy recipe.
Yes, the arugula is marinated in the sauce.
Kalyn, I'm making this for dinner. Just wanted to confirm that you marinate the arugula wih the other ingredients.
So glad you liked it. Yes, by all means use less garlic if you want to; I'm pretty into garlic myself! Letting it come to room temperature sounds like a good idea.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! I served it with pan-seared shrimp. I do have enough left over for lunch tomorrow, so I'll take it out of the fridge in the morning and let it get to room temp by lunch, and hopefully it'll be ok. It is kind of garlicky for my taste, so I might use less garlic next time.
Even when they are from people who may just be well-meaning readers of the blog, I can't let people post links to other weight-loss sites. If I do, my blog will be over-run with that type of comment. Thanks for your understanding.
Dara, I loved the arugula in this! Well, I guess it's pretty obvious that I love arugula, but it was perfect for this combination.
Rachel, I have a few more recipes coming with tomatoes, but they are definitely slowing down in the garden here.
Looks great! I too have been making a ton of recipes to use up all my tomatoes. I love it!
What a beautiful pasta dish! I never think to mix arugula into pasta, but this is a great way to pack extra veggies into a meal.
Martha, hope you enjoy it. I think this is the perfect dish for late-summer tomatoes.
What a healthy delicious pasta recipe. I too am a big fan of no cook pasta sauces, after having my first one on a weeklong cooking vacation a couple of years ago. This is going on my must try list as soon as I can gather all the ingredients.
P.S. Not sure I deserve to be a "food blog hero" but thanks!