The dish is made by first lightly sautéing thinly sliced
garlic in
extra virgin olive oil, sometimes with the addition of either
red pepper flakes () or
mushrooms (). The oil and garlic are then tossed with
spaghetti cooked in
salted water. Finely chopped Italian
parsley is then commonly added as a
garnish. Although cheese is not included in most traditional recipes, grated
Parmesan or
pecorino can be added, similarly to
pasta allo scarpariello. Some recipes recommend adding some of the water from cooking pasta to the olive oil to create a sauce, but other recipes recommend simply stirring the oil into the drained pasta. ==See also==