Pasta With Greens, Olives, And Feta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 lb greens, see recipe description (about 10 cups)
• 12 ounces penne pasta (or any other of your choice)
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine parsley, lemon peel, and garlic; set aside.
• 2 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add greens and cook just until tender, about 1 to 6 minutes depending on type of green.
• 3 use a skimmer or slotted spoon to transfer greens to a colander to drain.
• 4 return water to a boil and add pasta and cook until al dente, stirring occasionally; drain reserving 3/4 cup of the cooking liquid.
• 5 return pasta to the large pot, add greens, 3 tablespoons oil and toss to coat; stir in olives, feta, and enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten.
• 6 season with salt and pepper; transfer to a serving bowl.
• 7 drizzle with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with parsley mixture.