Recipe: A Vegetarian Mediterranean Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Spinach Pasta (pre-cooked)
- 1 Large Tomato (chopped)
- Feta Cheese (crumbled)
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Sweet Onion (grated on the large holes of a box grater)
- 4 Garlic Cloves* (minced)
- 1/2 Cup Kalamata Olives (pitted and roughly chopped)
- 2 Teaspoons Dried Oregano
- 1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Drained Capers
- 1/4 Cup Toasted Walnuts (chopped)
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium high heat until oil shimmers.
- Add the grated onions (juice and all) along with garlic to the hot oil.
- Stir and cook until about half of the liquid has evaporated and the onions begin to turn translucent.
- Add in the olives, oregano, vinegar and capers.
- Stir until everything is combined and heated through (about 3 minutes).
- Remove from heat.
- Spoon pasta into bowls, top with sauce.
- Sprinkle the top of the sauce with the chopped walnuts.
- Add the tomatoes and feta to each bowl (put those around the edges of the bowl).
- Top with a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper and some red chili flakes (if you want a bit of heat).
- Serve