Recipe of Harissa Spaghetti

LittleKitchen

A unique and flavor-packed spaghetti recipe. Whole wheat pasta noodles, olives, kale, and toasted nuts are tossed in a pan for a tangle with a garlic-charged harissa and olive oil sauce. This one is an easy weeknight win!

Harissa Spaghetti

INGREDIENTS

3 medium cloves garlic, peeled

a big pinch of fine grain sea salt

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

8 ounces (1/2 pound) spaghetti

2 tablespoons harissa (paste)

1 small bunch kale, washed, deveined, torn into bite-sized pieces

1/2 cup oil-cured black olives, pitted

1/2 cup pine nuts or walnuts, toasted

zest of 1 lemon

1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring a big pot of water to a boil. In the meantime, place the cloves of garlic on a cutting board and sprinkle then with a big pinch of salt. Crush with the flat side of a knife. Now crush and chop, crush and chop until you have a garlic paste. In a small bowl whisk together the garlic paste, harissa, and olive oil. Set aside.

Generously salt the boiling water, add the pasta, and cook per package instructions. Just before the pasta is done add the kale to the pasta water, count to six. Drain and set aside.

Heat half of the harissa dressing in the now empty pasta pot Add the pasta and kale, black olives, nuts, and lemon zest. Stir over the heat for a minute or so, then turn everything out onto a platter and drizzle with the remaining harissa olive oil. Finish with the crumbled goat cheese and enjoy!

Serves :

Prep Time : 15 mins

Cook Time : 10 mins

Total Time : 25 mins

Good Luck!