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How to make spaghetti with green olives, capers and anchovies

Tuesday 18 September 2018 15:00 BST
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Spaghetti with green olives, capers and anchovies

Time: 15 minutes

This is a really simple pasta dish that is just packed full of umami flavour. Sprinkle the parsley breadcrumbs on top for added crunch and deliciousness.

24 green olives, pitted
6 anchovies
½  jar capers
1 garlic clove, peeled
pinch of chilli
200g spaghetti

For the parsley and lemon breadcrumbs

60g stale bread
6g parsley
½  lemon

First make the breadcrumbs that you’ll be sprinkling over at the end; blend the bread into breadcrumbs. Finely chop the parsley and zest the lemon. Heat a glug of olive oil in a frying pan, add the breadcrumbs and fry for 5 minutes until crispy. Add the parsley and lemon zest at the end, stirring. Empty onto kitchen towel to soak up excess oil and leave to one side.

Bring a large pan of salted to water to boil. Add the spaghetti and cook for 10 minutes, until al dente.

Meanwhile, finely chop the olives, anchovies, capers and garlic together. Add to a frying plan on a medium heat, with a glug of olive oil. Add the chilli flakes and stir for 5 minutes.

Drain the spaghetti, reserving some of the cooking water. Add the pasta back to the pan, along with the olive and anchovy mix. Loosen with olive oil and some of the cooking water and stir. Serve with plenty of the parsley breadcrumbs sprinkled on top.

Recipe from farmdrop.com

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