Fiery Lemon Pasta Side Dish |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Great side dish, light and lemony, with a slight bit of heat that gives it a punch. I saw this made on Everyday Italian and immediately gave it a try. This was a big hit with my family. Great with fish or chicken. Ingredients:
8 -10 ounces angel hair pasta (reserving some of the cooking water) or 8 -10 ounces other pastas, cooked in heavily salted water (reserving some of the cooking water) |
1/2 lemon |
1/4 cup chili-flavored olive oil |
sea salt, freshly ground, to taste |
pepper, to taste, freshly ground |
3 tablespoons parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated (to taste) |
1 -2 cup fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, chopped (reserve a bit for garnish) |
1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes, to taste |
Directions:
1. While your pasta is cooking, set out a large heatsafe serving dish and add chili oil and parsley.
2. Zest the lemon directly over the bowl.
3. Squueze juice of lemon into the mixture.
4. Mix this together with a fork, then add your hot pasta.
5. Add about 1/2-1 ladeful of the pasta cooking liquid to the bowl, toss to coat.
6. Add the cheese,enough to make a nice layer over the top of the dish.
7. Toss to coat.
8. Season generously to taste with salt, pepper, and chili flakes (I use about 1/4-1/2 tsp of the chili flakes).
9. Garnish with a bit of reserved parsley, and serve to accompany fish or chicken, with some additional cheese and chili flakes on the side to allow guests to add as they prefer.
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