Olive Pesto Pasta
I know this doesn’t look that appetizing, but trust me, it was really good. It’s the leftover Olive Pesto Pasta that I reheated for lunch today. I made it for dinner last night, and it was delish.
I think the original recipe was from Real Simple (I cut it out a long time ago, so I’m not certain). But, it was really easy – I don’t think it took even 30 minutes to prepare. I will definitely try it again, so I thought I’d share (my version of) the recipe. Sorry, I don’t have amounts – I just worked with what looked good.
- Boil the spaghetti al dente.
- Remove pits from green and black olives. (I used the second method here to do this.)
- Toss olives in food processor with garlic, parsley, basil, pine nuts, and olive oil.
- Process the pesto.
- Breifly heat pesto on stove.
- Add drained spaghetti, and a little of the spaghetti water to pesto.
- Continue cooking until water is gone.
- Sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Eat and enjoy.
P.S. Ahh, I found the actual recipe online. – here you go. The main differences are to skip the nuts and feta. Use only green olives in the pesto and sprinkle sliced black olives on top. The final dish will be more green than black like mine. Enjoy!
P.P.S. Anyone have any good recommendations on cooking blogs? I’m looking for some that have normal, everyday recipes with nice photos – not fancy gourmet. I’m just a beginner cook. :)
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Try http://www.thepioneerwomancooks.com.
Thank you for your stories and pictures of Belgium.
Nancy
Looks yummy Dallas! Check out pioneerwoman.com She has yummy recipes with some amazing photos and simple instructions – for novices like us!
Ha! I was going to recommend the pioneer woman too. She snaps photos of the whole process so it is easy to follow. My laptop has become a cooking staple thanks to her!
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That looks so good. Seriously, it’s like 5 of my favorite ingredients all mixed up together in one dish.
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It actually does look good, and I don’t even like olives. :)
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Not a blog, but I use http://www.allrecipes.com a lot because I can search by what ingredients I have on hand and the user reviews are usually really helpful with suggestions and alternatives.
Oh, and we’ve been drooling over the “food porn” on the new PBS show Everyday Food. They have the recipes at http://www.pbs.org/everydayfood/ which are mostly pretty fast and simple with not too many ingredients.
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The pioneer woman website is one that Brandi uses alot, too. She likes it because there are pictures that show you what the recipe should look like in progress as well as the finished product.
OMG, this looks way too yummy! if I only could have some of that feta, which is not permited during pregnancy… will definitely save the recipe for making soon though! Thanks!
Hey Dallas,
I really like http://www.smittenkitchen.com She takes some really good photos. I sometimes also read http://www.thekitchn.com
Did you just use natural light for your photo? I am constantly trying to get good lighting like that but with the lack of sun in Brussels it is hard. However, I hate using my flash.
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I cannot even remember how I stumbled on your website, but I started exploring your archives. So, I’m not sure you’ll even see this comment because it is an older post.
Anyway, since you are in Belgium – I recommend this blog: http://www.kayotickitchen.com/
The author is Dutch (and in Amsterdam), but she seems to have a tendancy for foods that appeal to my American palatte – also, her use and explanation of ingredients might help you to identify things in Belgian grocery stores that are similar to foods Americans are familiar with eating (although Dutch and French look nothing alike on packaging!)
Good luck.