Pasta Pearls and Olive Salad

Name: Pasta Pearls and Olive Salad
Total time: 25
Yield: 6
Ingredients: ½ pound acini di pepe pasta; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 cloves garlic, minced; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; ½ cup pitted Kalamata olives, quartered; salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe by madchef from allrecipes.com

Lunch 25 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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½ pound acini di pepe pasta
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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4 cloves garlic, minced

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¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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½ cup pitted Kalamata olives, quartered
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salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil; cook the acini di pepe in the boiling water until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
While the pasta cooks, melt the butter with the olive oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Once the foam subsides, cook and stir the garlic and red pepper flakes in the butter mixture until the garlic is golden brown, about 2 minutes; remove from heat and stir the olives in with the garlic mixture. Transfer to bowl with the pasta and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to serve.