SPAGHETTI WITH LEMON & OLIVES

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A quick and simple summer pasta dish

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Pasta, Side dish, Snack, Supper

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

500g bag fresh or dried spaghetti
5 tbsp olive oil
50g pine nut
5 fat garlic cloves , peeled
good pinch dried chilli flakes
2 lemons
handful parsley
100g pitted green olive , chopped if liked
5 tbsp grated fresh parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), plus extra to serve

Steps:

  • Put a large pan of water on to the boil for the pasta. Meanwhile, put the oil and nuts in a small pan and warm over a low heat. Crush the garlic into the pan and sprinkle in the chilli. Continue warming until the nuts are lightly toasted, checking to make sure the garlic doesn't burn.
  • Finely grate the zest from both lemons then cut one in half and squeeze out the juice. Roughly chop the parsley. Once the pasta water is boiling, add a generous amount of salt and the spaghetti and cook, according to packet instructions.
  • Drain the spaghetti and tip into a serving bowl. Pour over the garlicky oil and toss well with the lemon zest and juice, parsley, olives, Parmesan and plenty of salt and pepper. Add more lemon juice to taste - it should be fresh but not overly lemony. Serve with extra Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 573 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 59 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 1.7 milligram of sodium

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