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Lemony penne

By Abigail Donnelly
4
Easy
20 minutes
30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 100 g butter, cubed
  • 1 lemon, very thinly sliced
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 12 black olives
  • lemon juice a squeeze
  • 3 T Italian parsley, chopped
  • 400 g penne, cooked al dente and drained
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

1. Heat the butter in a large frying pan. Simmer the lemon slices for 5 minutes.

2. Add the pine nuts, garlic and olives and cook for 1 minute. Squeeze in the lemon juice and add the parsley. Toss in the pasta and season to taste.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food Assistant: Emma Nkunzana