Pasta alla cenere

I can provide you with a basic recipe for Ash Pasta. Traditionally, this dish refers to pasta dressed with a sauce based on black olives that gives the pasta a color reminiscent of “ash”. It’s a simple yet flavorful dish, here’s how you can prepare it:

Ingredients

• 400 g of pasta (such as spaghetti or linguine)
• 200 g of pitted black olives
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Red chili pepper to taste (optional)
• Chopped fresh parsley
• Salt to taste

Preparation

1. Begin by bringing a pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta.
2. In the meantime, finely chop the black olives and garlic.
3. Heat some extra virgin olive oil in a pan and lightly fry the garlic until it becomes golden. If you wish, you can add a bit of chili pepper for a spicy touch.
4. Add the chopped olives to the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
5. Cook the pasta al dente according to the instructions on the package.
6. Drain the pasta, saving some of the cooking water, and transfer it to the pan with the olive sauce.
7. Toss everything together, adding some of the reserved cooking water to blend the sauce and pasta well.
8. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley before serving.

Serve the Ash Pasta hot, perhaps with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan if you appreciate an extra touch of flavor. The simplicity of this dish and the strong flavor of the black olives are its main features.