Easy Puttanesca Style Pasta
- 4 TBS good quality olive oil 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 shallot - minced
- 2 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp anchovy paste
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes(or more if you like it spicy) 1/4 cup chopped kalamata olives
- 1 TBS capers
- 1 cup sliced fresh grape tomatoes
- 2 TBS fresh basil - chopped
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 lb Angel hair pasta
- Salt for pasta water
- Heat olive oil in skillit over md/low heat. Add garlic and shallot. Cook 1-2 minutes. Whisk in tomato paste and anchovy paste. Combine well. Add the red pepper to your taste then the olives and capers. cook for 5 minutes over low heat. Add tomatoes. Cook another 5 minutes or until tomatoes are warm. Meanwhile boil water for pasta and add a TBS of salt to the water. Cook Pasta al dente.
- Add Pasta to the skillit and combine.
- Serve on plates - top with a TBS of parmesan cheese and a sprinkling of basil.
olive oil, shallot, tomato, anchovy, red pepper, capers, fresh grape tomatoes, fresh basil, freshly grated parmesan cheese, hair pasta, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/easy-puttanesca-style-pasta-50084713 (may not work)