Pasta with Capers, Olives and Pine Nuts
by Madison
(Linden, NJ, USA)
Delicious pasta meal with capers, olives, and pine nuts.
Recipe Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
3 ounces olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 ounces pine nuts
15 ounces sliced black olives
3 tablespoons capers
1 tablespoons basil
1 tablespoon oregano
1 teaspoon flat parsley
1 pound pasta
salt, to taste
black pepper, ground to taste
2 ounces Parmesan cheese
Cooking Directions:
Combine the butter with the oil and heat over medium heat in a large saute pan. Add the garlic and pine nuts, reduce the heat to low, and continue to cook until the nuts are just beginning to turn golden in color.
Next add the olives, capers, and herbs. Toss until the products are incorporated and heated thoroughly.
Cook the pasta in a large sauce pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well.
Toss the drained pasta with the nut-olive mixture over medium heat until the products are incorporated and heated thoroughly. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.