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Pappardelle with rose harissa, black olives and capers | Yotam Ottolenghi (Ottolenghi Simple)

Pappardelle with rose harissa, black olives and capers | Yotam Ottolenghi (Ottolenghi Simple)

Yotam has included a lot of pasta recipes in Ottolenghi Simple and they are all very tasty and very simple. They’re also not quite pasta in the traditional Italian sense, they’ve definitely been Ottolenghi-fied. This pappardelle with rose harissa, black olives and capers seems to take inspiration from the robust classic pasta alla puttanesca (or slut’s spaghetti if you’re Nigella). This Ottolenghi take on the classic adds rose harissa and removes the anchovies, making it an incidentally vegan recipe.

Harissa Black Bean Ragout | Sabrina Ghayour (Bazaar: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes)

Harissa Black Bean Ragout | Sabrina Ghayour (Bazaar: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes)

With only a handful of ingredients and very little prep, the Harissa Black Bean Ragout seemed like an excellent meat-free Monday option. The black beans are even cooked straight in the pot, no soaking required. The total cooking time was about an hour and a half but most of that time was spent idly pottering around letting the pot do all the hard work.

Gigli with chickpeas and za’atar | Yotam Ottolenghi (Ottolenghi Simple)

Pasta really does make such a simple mid-week dinner.  It’s hearty and carby and the leftovers travel well – what more do you need?  True to it’s name, Ottolenghi Simple is filled with interesting and achievable mid-week pasta recipes.  One such recipe, is the gigli with chickpeas and za’atar.  People […]