Pasta With Lemon Olive Oil

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive, sliced (optional)
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 3 tablespoons basil, julienned
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 lb fresh linguine
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (opitonal)

Recipe

• 1 combine the lemon zest, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, kalamata olives and cherry tomatoes.
• 2 cook pasta and reserve 1/4 cup (60ml) pasta water.
• 3 drain and toss pasta with olive oil mixture and reserved pasta water.
• 4 toss with basil and parmesan cheese, season with salt and pepper.
• 5 garnish with extra parmesan cheese if desired.