At some point in the morning on New Year’s eve I said ‘Everything’s going to be closed tomorrow, I should buy groceries today’. At no point on New Years eve did I go buy groceries for New Year’s day.
So I had a day with a very very empty fridge and a very very empty tummy. Luckily I found a lemon and some fresh herbs left over from something I had been making a few days prior along with just enough pasta for two.
Added a few things I found in the fridge and it turned out to be a delicious meal. So, this is my stuck-with-no-food-on-New-Year’s-day pasta.
If you want to make the dish vegetarian or if you just hate anchovies, a tablespoon of capers would be a good substitute.
Makes 2 servings
lemon + fresh herb pasta
ingredients
- enough pasta for 2 people
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 lemons – zest + juice
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 4 anchovy fillets, chopped
- 1/2 c good quality green olives, chopped
- approx. 1/2 c chopped basil
- approx. 1/2 c chopped flat leaf parsley
- pepper
preparation
Cook pasta in boiling salted water and strain.
Return the empty pasta pot to the stove over medium-low heat. Add oil and butter, heat until butter is melted. Add garlic, lemon zest and anchovy then lemon juice.
Cook for about 30 seconds or until garlic is soft. Turn off the heat, add olives and all but about 2 tablespoons of the chopped herbs. Stir for a few seconds until the herbs are wilted then add the pasta and toss to coat.
Serve immediately, garnish with the remaining herbs.
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