Spaghetti With Raw Vegetables

• 8 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 pound ciabatta bread slightly stale, ground up in a food processor to make breadcrumbs
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme chopped
• 1 pound spaghetti
• 1 cucumber deseeded and diced
• 3/4 pound tomatoes deseeded and diced
• 1 yellow pepper deseeded and diced
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely diced
• 8 leaves
• 2 cups fresh basil
• 1 lemon
• 1/2 pound ricotta

1. Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the breadcrumbs until golden brown. Stir in the thyme, then remove from heat and set aside.
2. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the package instructions. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the pasta water. Return the pasta and reserved water to the pan and add the cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, garlic, basil, lemon zest, ricotta and the remaining 5 tbsp of oil. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and garnish with basil.

olive oil, bread slightly stale, thyme, spaghetti, cucumber, tomatoes, yellow pepper, garlic, fresh basil, lemon, ricotta

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Spaghetti-with-Raw-Vegetables-1410646 (may not work)