One thing it was for sure was spaghetti. But instead of the usual boring red over-salted meat sauce, it was smothered in olive oil, topped with just the right handful of feta, and (garnished?) with a negligible amount raw sliced tomatoes. It was delightful.
Don't get me wrong: the spaghetti was slightly south of al dente, there was enough olive oil to choke a goat, and the amount of tomato I got was insulting (as was the dish's price, but that's another topic). In short, there was a lot wrong with it.
But it was so good. I'm definitely adopting this for a lunchtime/weekend in-between meal or as a side-dish. I'm thinking that it's needs a little BAM or something, though. Here are the recommendations I'm making to turn this into a decent-er meal-thing:
- Don't skimp on tomatoes. It makes me want more & pisses me off, and I don't even like the raw-ish taste of most tomatoes that much. Give me more than I want, because I can always work around it.
- Let's take it easy on the olive oil. Even though it was extra super virgin or whatever, that was just too much. If I wanted that much fat, I'd get the fries. (I suspect it was oilier than usual because this was obviously-cooked-way-ahead-of-time spag.)
- I like-a the spice. The thing that was really missing from this dish, though, was flavor. The lack of basil or something herby and/or spicy was noticeable. Which is why, um, I noticed it. I'm thinking basil of one of the classics combined with onions (possibly scallions), maybe a smidge of garlic, and some pepper or other burny thingy.
Otherwise, loved it. Thanks for the ideas, G & D! Good, simple, & fatty, just the way I like it.
