Za'Atar Spiced Fish Pasta With Spinach

• Za'atar Spice Rub
• 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons dried lemon thyme (or regular dried thyme)
• 2 tablespoons sumac
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• Fish and Pasta
• 3/4 pound white fish filets such as snapper, cod or tilapia
• za'atar seasoning from above
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1 spring onion (or 2 scallions), minced
• 1-2 clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 5 ounces baby spinach, roughly chopped
• 12 pitted kalamata olives, chopped fine
• 1/2-1 teaspoons red pepper flakes (or aleppo pepper)
• salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• zest of one meyer lemon
• more toasted sesame seeds
• 1/2 pound pasta of your choice--I used shells.

1. Dry fish filets and sprinkle both sides with za'atar spice rub.rnYou will not use all of it. Some will go into the sauce when cooking and you will probably have some left over.
2. In a large saucepan (You will ultimately put the pasta in this pan so it should be large.), heat oil over medium heat, and saute shallots, onions and garlic till soft but not browned, about 3-5 minutes. Add tomatoes and wine, and turn up heat so that sauce comes to low boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Stir in about a tablespoon of za'atar and add spinach, stirring till wilted.
3. Boil salted water for pasta. While water is coming up to boil, cut fish into 1 inch pieces, and put fish and seasoning into tomato sauce. Stir so that fish pieces are completely covered. Stir in chopped kalamata olives and red pepper flakes (or aleppo pepper).
4. Cook the pasta to just al dente. Drain pasta, reserving about 1/4 cup of pasta water in case you need it for the sauce (I didn't.). Stir pasta into sauce, taking care to leave fish in rather large chunks. Taste and adjust seasoning. You may want to add salt and pepper or more za'atar seasoning.
5. To serve, spoon pasta with sauce onto plate and sprinkle with chopped parsley, lemon zest and sesame seeds.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/9121-za-atar-spiced-fish-pasta-with-spinach (may not work)