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Spanish pasta with roasted peppers and Marcona almonds

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  • 4 cloves cloves of garlic
  • 1 whole large onion
  • 16 whole black Spanish olives
  • 6 whole jarred roasted red bell peppers
  • fresh parsley
Peel and thinly slice four garlic cloves; finely dice a large onion; halve about 16 black olives; thinly slice about six jarred roasted red peppers; finely chop a generous handful of parsley.
  • Spanish Marcona almonds
Wrap the Marcona almonds in a dishcloth and pound them with a pestle into pieces.
Pounding the Marcona almonds
Fill a saucepan a little over half with water, heat on high, and season with sea salt and a drizzle of olive oil.
Pasta water and starting the sauce
  • sea salt
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Heat a frying pan on medium, add 2 tbsp olive oil and heat two minutes; add the garlic and onion and stir.
  • 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
  • freshly ground black pepper
After three minutes add the peppers, olives and 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika; season with salt and pepper and mix.
Add half a cup of white wine and simmer about two minutes.
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 2 cup whole wheat pasta
Boil two cups of whole wheat pasta for nine minutes, per the package instructions, then drain.
  • 1 cup canned diced tomatoes
Add a cup of canned diced tomatoes, season again, add a generous portion of parsley, mix, and lower the heat.
Tomatoes and finishing the sauce
Add the drained pasta and the almonds to the sauce and mix; take off the heat and garnish with parsley.
Combining, garnishing and tasting