Pasta Pearls and Olive Salad

Name: Pasta Pearls and Olive Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams acini di pepe pasta; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 6 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 118 milliliters pitted Kalamata olives, quartered; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

Pasta Pearls and Olive Salad is a lacto ovo vegetarian side dish. One serving contains 207 calories, 5g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up butter, garlic, salt and ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Pasta Pearls and Olive Salad, Blue Cheese & Olive Pasta Salad, and Fetan and Kalamatan Olive Tortellini Pasta Salad.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil; cook the acini di pepe in the boiling water until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes.

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Pastina

Water

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Pot

Drain and transfer to a large bowl.

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Bowl

While the pasta cooks, melt the butter with the olive oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Once the foam subsides, cook and stir the garlic and red pepper flakes in the butter mixture until the garlic is golden brown, about 2 minutes; remove from heat and stir the olives in with the garlic mixture.

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Red Pepper Flakes