UNBELIEVABLY CREAMY GARLIC & GREEN OLIVE PASTA
Recipes are an illusion. Gourmet Cooking doubly so. At least that's my story for now. There are no amounts for this recipe, thus the illusion. Quantities are constantly in flux when I prepare this for my family, depending on how much garlic I have, how many olives I feel like chopping, whether I remembered to buy Parmesan cheese yesterday, and what shoes I'm wearing. Not too long after we married, my husband and I really got into watching "The Frugal Gourmet" on PBS. On one of the first shows we watched, Jeff Smith prepared this dish. I practically freaked out trying to write this down, since I had not yet learned my laid-back, pinch o' this, handful o' that way of cooking. He was just tossing things in the pan! How can you COOK like that? (Just fine, thankyouverymuch) At that time I was trying to make myself into a gourmet cook, so I bought the whole green olives and pitted them myself. I bought the wedge of Parmigiano-Reggiano that played havoc with the week's grocery money, grating it over the top, with my own freshly Band-Aid-ed fingers, just before serving. I got over it. Nowadays, I just have fun in the kitchen, and we manage to eat pretty well, gourmet cook or no. So, here it is, the way I make it now. More or less.
Provided by ThatBobbieGirl
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 1 pot
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Put on a big pot of water to boil.
- Pick out your pasta, cook it al dente and keep it hot You can use spaghetti, capellini, vermicelli, or linguini, whatever you prefer.
- After you've made this once, and you know how long it takes for you to make the sauce, you make everything come up ready at the same time.
- Get some green olives.
- Any kind you want, really.
- I just get a bottle of cheap salad olives.
- There are usually a lot of pimento pieces floating around in there.
- We like the color, but I'm afraid the ol' Frugal Gourmet would NOT approve.
- You can get a bit fancier if you want.
- Chop up the olives a bit, not tiny.
- Next the garlic.
- OK, you HAVE to use fresh for this, no powder, not even the jar of pre-chopped.
- Those are okay for some things, and I do use them often.
- However, if you use anything other than fresh garlic in this recipe, you will not be impressed, and you will never make this again.
- I will weep.
- Don't do that to me.
- Take your fresh garlic clove, wrap it in that flat rubber disc you use to open jars.
- Just roll it up in there, then roll it back and forth on the countertop a few times.
- Unwrap it, and the peel should be off or mostly off.
- Do this with lots of garlic cloves.
- LOTS.
- At least a couple per person you're feeding.
- Slice the garlic, but not too thinly.
- In a hot non-stick sauté pan, put a little olive oil, the fresh sliced garlic and a lot of chopped green olives.
- Be generous.
- A handful per person is a good start.
- Sauté the garlic and olives just a bit, being careful not to let the garlic brown, or it may become bitter.
- Add some light cream, and bring to a simmer.
- Cook over low heat until the liquid has been reduced by almost half, and it is thick, stirring very often.
- Pour this over the hot pasta, sprinkle generously with parmesan, chopped parsley (fresh is best, but I usually only have dried) and black pepper, preferably fresh from the pepper mill.
- Toss.
- Serve immediately.
- Bow.
- But be humble.
SPAGHETTI WITH OLIVES AND TOMATO SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 2h5m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil. When water comes to a boil, add pasta, stirring constantly for the first minute to help prevent spaghetti from sticking together. Cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- In a large saute pan, heat oil. When almost smoking, add olives and red pepper flakes. Saute for 3 minutes over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and carefully pour in tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Drain pasta in a colander, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water. Add pasta to the sauce and toss to coat completely. Add pasta water if you need to thin out the sauce a bit. Plate pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and basil.
- In a large casserole pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and bay leaves and simmer uncovered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors.
- Add 1/2 the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
- If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.
SHRIMP/PRAWNS AND OLIVES SALAD.
I came up with this recipe a few days ago when I wanted to make a shrimp salad that did not have pasta or salad greens in it. I added things as I went along. The olives add a unique taste to the salad. The recipe calls for pickle juice even though it does not contain any pickles. If you don't have pickle juice, just add more olive juice. This salad tastes better if it is refrigerated for several hours or overnight. Since both olive and pickle juices have a lot of salt in them, there is no salt listed in the ingredients list. This can be served as a meal or as an appetizer at a party. Cook time is refrigeration time and is the minimal time it should be refrigerated for best flavor.
Provided by AuntWoofieWoof
Categories Savory
Time 1h20m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Remove tails from prawns or shrimp and cut each one in half or thirds, depending on the size.
- Add the olives, onions and eggs.
- Mix the Mayonnaise, pickle juice and olive juice together in a cup or small bowl.
- Stir the Mayonnaise mixture into the prawn/shrimp mixture and mix well.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
- Serve with crackers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 475.4, Fat 31, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 416.6, Sodium 1831.8, Carbohydrate 18.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 4.7, Protein 30.6
GREEN OLIVE PASTA
Incredibly simple to make and simply incredible to eat! You can experiment freely, or add any kind of fish / leftover poultry - this version is vegetarian. The basic ingredients are healthy and colourful. The sweetness of the corn and pepper nicely balance out the saltiness of the olives. If you prefer a saucier pasta, this is also delicious when a tablespoon of cream is added to the vegetables. Finally, you could omit the pasta and eat as a particularly tasty salad or sandwich filling!
Provided by tigrrboxer
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes until al dente.
- Meanwhile -- Slice the olives into 5-6 slices each (may sound time-consuming but it's not, really).
- Remove seeds from red bell pepper, quarter and slice finely.
- Drain mushrooms.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain in colander.
- Quickly heat all other ingredients in the olive oil (1-2 minutes maximum). The idea is to take the chill off, not to cook!
- Serve vegetables spooned generously over pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 575.2, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 1.9, Sodium 1006, Carbohydrate 106.8, Fiber 17.3, Sugar 2.8, Protein 11.3
SPAGHETTI WITH PINEAPPLE
Make and share this Spaghetti With Pineapple recipe from Food.com.
Provided by kitinsoco
Categories Spaghetti
Time 50m
Yield 7 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Marinate chicken in pineapple syrup and 1/8 tsp iodized fine salt (or 1/3 tsp iodized rock salt) for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Sauté garlic, onion and chicken. Add 1/2 cup water, 1/2 tsp iodized fine salt (or
- 1-1/2 tsp iodized rock salt), 1/8 tsp pepper and all other remaining ingredients except spaghetti and cheese. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Pour over or blend with cooked Spaghetti. Top with grated cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.1, Fat 3.9, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 11.7, Sodium 223.9, Carbohydrate 48, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 12.5, Protein 10.6
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