Thirty-minute meals: Linguine with green olive sauce and zesty breadcrumbs
Bursting with the flavours of green olives, anchovies, and capers, this herbaceous pasta sauce is a must.
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You will need:
* One tablespoon olive oil
* Half a cup of olive oil.
* A quarter cup breadcrumbs.
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
* Two tablespoons chopped fresh dill.
* One teaspoon finely grated lemon zest.
* One package linguine or other long pasta.
* Four oil-packed anchovy fillets.
* One small garlic clove.
* One cup chopped fresh parsley.
* Half a cup chopped fresh basil.
* One cup green olives, pitted, halved.
* Three tablespoons drained capers.
* Hal a cup Parmesan finely grated.
* Two tablespoons fresh lemon juice.
What to do:
Heat one tablespoon oil in a medium pan over medium heat and cook breadcrumbs, stirring, until golden, about five minutes. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to paper towels to drain and toss with dill and lemon zest.
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving half a cup pasta water.
Meanwhile, mash anchovies and garlic to a paste. Combine with parsley, basil, and half of olives and capers in a large bowl. Chop remaining olives and capers and add to bowl, along with remaining half a cup oil. Mix well; season sauce with salt and pepper.
Add pasta and quarter cup reserved pasta cooking liquid to sauce. Toss, adding Parmesan a bit at a time, along with more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta. Add lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.
Serve pasta topped with panko and more Parmesan.