Harissa Spaghettini Recipe

Harissa Spaghettini Recipe
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Recipe By: 101 Cookbooks
Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

3 medium cloves garlic, peeled
a big pinch of fine grain sea salt
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons harissa (paste)
8 ounces (1/2 pound) whole wheat spaghettini
1 small bunch kale, well-washed and deveined
1/2 cup oil-cured black olives, pitted
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
zest of 1 lemon

Directions:

Bring a big pot of water to a boil. In the meantime, place the cloves
of garlic on a cutting board and sprinkle then with a big pinch of
salt. Crush with the flat side of a knife. Now crush and chop, crush
and chop until you have a garlic paste. Alternately, you can use a
mortar and pestle. In a small bowl whisk together the garlic paste,
harissa, and olive oil. Set aside.

Generously salt the boiling water, add the pasta, and cook per package
instructions. Just before the pasta is done add the kale to the pasta
water, count to six, drain and set aside.

Heat half of the harissa dressing in the now empty pasta pot Add the
pasta and kale, black olives, pine nuts, and lemon zest. Stir over the
heat for a minute or so, then turn everything out onto a platter and
drizzle with the remaining harissa olive oil.

Nutritional Information:

A few quick notes - you can substitute any whole whole pasta, really.
Cut the kale into big bite-sized pieces. Harissa can be found in many
ethic food sections, or you can make it yourself.