Heart health: Linguine with Anchovy Olivada, Tomatoes and Capers

Alphabet A A pasta so simple to prepare, I am sometimes embarrassed to give the recipe, but oh, what flavour! Try it and see it for yourself. It can also be made with sardines
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Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 8 salted anchovy fillets, rinsed, drained and finely chopped
  • 8 black olives, pitted and finely chopped
  • 100g sun-blush tomatoes, drained and roughly chopped
  • 500g fresh or dried linguine pasta
  • 1 tablespoon superfine capers, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tablespoon roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley

Method

  • Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add the shallots and garlic and cook over low heat for 1 minute.
  • Add the anchovies, olives and tomatoes and heat gently over low heat.
  • Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water until al dente, then drain, reserving 65ml of the pasta water.
  • Add the drained pasta and reserved water to the anchovy mixture, then add the capers and parsley. Toss well together and serve in deep pasta bowls.

Per serving: 496 kcals, 5g fat, 1g saturated fat, 0.72g sodiumHealthy Eating for your Heart

Extracted from: Healthy Eating for Your Heart by Paul Gayler with Jacqui Lynas BSc RD (Kyle Cathie), £12.99) with photography by Peter Cassidy. Buy the book at a discount from Saga Books.

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