Dirty-Martini Pasta
Emily Eggers, TikTok user @legallyhealthyblonde
Ingredients
- 150g pasta
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
5-7 Castelvetrano olives, pitted
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1-2 tablespoons olive brine
2 tablespoons gin or vodka
1 tablespoon butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1-2 tablespoons blue-cheese crumbles
Directions
- In a large pot, heat water for pasta. When it's boiling, add the pasta, stirring occasionally.
- While the pasta cooks, lightly mash and chop the green olives.
- Add olive oil to a pot over medium heat.
- Sauté garlic, lemon zest, and crushed olives.
- Pour in vodka or gin and olive brine, and stir, cooking for a few minutes while the alcohol evaporates.
- Melt in butter, and whisk until emulsified.
- Add cooked pasta, and season with salt and pepper.
- Garnish with more olives, lemon zest, parsley, and blue cheese.
- Serve, and enjoy!
Information
- Category
- Main Dishes, Pasta
- Yield
- 2 servings