Spaghetti Aglio E Olio Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup pasta spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon green olives
• 1 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
• salt as required
• 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter

• 6 cloves garlic
• 5 leaves basil
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese
• 5 cherry tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon walnuts

Description

• Step 1 Bring the spaghetti to boil

  To prepare this lip-smacking dish, first heat a deep-bottomed pan on medium flame. Add spaghetti with enough water and bring it to a boil til al dente. Once the spaghetti is boiled, strain the excess water and keep the pasta water aside until required.

• Step 2 Saute the spices

  Next, heat oil and butter in a pan over medium flame. Once they are mixed well, add garlic and saute for a few seconds. Then, walnuts and chilli flakes to it and saute for another few seconds. Now, add halved cherry tomatoes and saute for 1-2 minutes. Next, add olives and cook for a few seconds. Finally, add salt to taste. Stir well.

• Step 3 Add spaghetti in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.

  Now, add boiled spaghetti in the pan and toss well with the ingredients. In that add 15 ml of pasta water (step 1) and mix well. Season the spaghetti with black pepper and basil leaves and cook for a minute. Finally, add the parmesan cheese on the top and mix well.

• Step 4 Garnish with olive oil and come cheese and serve

  When the spaghetti is done, take a plate and add the pasta in it. Garnish with a generous amount of olive oil and some parmesan cheese over it and basil leaves. Serve hot.