Winter Pasta with Olives, Herbs, and Lemon

Ingredients

• 1 pound 

  pasta, any shape

• Kosher salt and black pepper

• 1/4 cup 

  olive oil

• 2 

  yellow onions, halved and thinly sliced

• 8 

  garlic cloves, smashed and sliced

• 1/2 cup 

  pitted and chopped castelvetrano olives

• 1/2 cup 

  chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, chives, basil and/or mint

• Juice from 1/2 lemon

• Grated Parmesan, for serving

Description

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package directions for al dente.

2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over high. Add onions and garlic and cook, tossing occasionally until beginning to brown and blister, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds pepper and continue to cook, tossing, until mostly dark brown all over, 6 to 8 minutes more. Reduce the heat as low as it will go while the pasta finishes cooking.