A big trend in restaurants is to serve olive oil in a bottle or a bowl for bread dipping. This is not only delicious, but far healthier then butter with bread. Ive already talked about the omega 3's that are absorbed when consuming olive oil. A great way to add a kick to your olive oil is to infuse with red pepper flakes. There are lots of nutrients in red pepper. It is an excellent source of beta carotene which serves as a very powerful antioxident. The process is insanely easy. The only two ingredients required are olive oil and red pepper flakes. Olive oil can appear a bit pricey at your local convenience store, but I look for sales and they happen often and when they do, I usually purchase a few.
1/2 cup olive oil .40
1 tsp dried crush pepper .10
12 ounces linguine
in a small heavy sauce pan, heat the oil and crushed red pepper flakes over low heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for two hours. Pour into jar and refrigerate.
To make pasta cook 12 ounces pasta according to instruction
in large skillet pour 1/4 cup red pepper infused olive oil and heat for 1 minute
add pasta and toss so pasta is coated in oil, add more red pepper flakes according to taste
remove from heat
serve with parm cheese(optional)
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