Healthy Italian?!

  

Green Olive Pasta

Difficulty: normal

Total time: 25 minutes( 10 minutes prep and 15 minutes cooking time)

Serves: 4 to 6

Step by step video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu_ZfLtgshk

Nutritional information

Calories:343

Fat:7.4g 

Saturated:3.0g 

Carbs:58.4g 

Fiber:2.9g 

Sugars:2.3g

Protein:10.2g

Sodium:17.6mg 

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried bucatini or other long pasta (such as spaghetti or linguine)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cups Castelvetrano olives or another mild green olive, such as Cerignola, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• Juice of 1 medium lemon
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Kosher salt
• Shaved Parmesan or Pecorino cheese, for serving

  Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook 1 minute less than al dente, 8 minutes or according to package instructions. Meanwhile, heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olives and garlic and cook until softened and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.

1. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain the pasta. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the pasta and the reserved pasta water. Simmer, tossing and stirring the pasta, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce thickens and coats the pasta, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the parsley and a few generous grinds of black pepper and toss to combine. Taste and season with more pepper and salt as needed (since the olives are already salty, you might not need to add any salt). Divide among shallow bowls, top with shaved Parmesan or Pecorino cheese if desired, and serve.

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3. When you sauté green olives and garlic in butter, the results are magical. The olives warm and soften, and the garlic infuses the fat with its rich fragrance, creating an easy, flavorful pasta sauce that rivals any restaurant dish. A splash of lemon juice adds acidity for balance, and each portion is finished with freshly ground pepper and generous shavings of Parmesan. It’s the kind of dinner that feels like a treat to eat, and yet it pretty much came straight from your pantry. That’s a serious win in my book. Green Olives Pasta are very high in vitamin E and other powerful antioxidants. Studies show that they are good for the heart and may protect against osteoporosis and cancer. The healthy fats in olives are extracted to produce olive oil, one of the key components of the incredibly healthy Mediterranean diet.

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