Olive Sauce for Pasta
Transform your pasta night with this vibrant and savory Olive Sauce for Pasta, a quick and easy recipe that’s bursting with Mediterranean flavors. This delectable sauce combines briny black olives, sweet cherry tomatoes, and aromatic garlic, all simmered together in extra virgin olive oil and finished with a zesty twist of lemon and fresh parsley. Infused with dried oregano and a hint of crushed red pepper flakes, it offers the perfect balance of savory, tangy, and mildly spicy notes. Ready in just 25 minutes, this versatile sauce pairs beautifully with any pasta shape and makes a light yet satisfying meal for weeknights or casual entertaining. Don’t forget to reserve some pasta water to create that irresistibly silky texture, ensuring every bite is deliciously coated.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Pitted black olives
- 0.25 cups Extra virgin olive oil
- 3 whole Garlic cloves
- 1 cup Cherry tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoons Crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons Fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
- 0.5 teaspoons Salt
- 0.25 teaspoons Black pepper
- 0.5 cups Pasta water
Instructions
Place the pitted black olives on a cutting board and coarsely chop them. Set aside.
Finely mince the garlic cloves and chop the fresh parsley. Wash and halve the cherry tomatoes.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the minced garlic to the pan and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant but not browned.
Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes, letting them soften and release their juices.
Stir in the chopped black olives, dried oregano, and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook for 2-3 minutes to combine the flavors.
Pour in the reserved pasta water and stir to create a silky sauce, letting it simmer for 2 minutes.
Add the lemon zest, fresh parsley, salt, and black pepper. Mix well to incorporate.
Toss the olive sauce with freshly cooked pasta of your choice, ensuring the pasta is evenly coated.
Serve warm and garnish with extra parsley or grated Parmesan if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
227 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 23.1 g | 30% | |
| Saturated Fat | 4.1 g | 21% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 891 mg | 39% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 6.4 g | 2% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.5 g | 9% | |
| Total Sugars | 1.0 g | ||
| Protein | 0.7 g | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 16 mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 20.7 mg | 115% | |
| Potassium | 116 mg | 2% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
