Harissa Pasta

Harissa pasta is an easy, weeknight dinner that is ready in less than 30 minutes
and full of flavor! It’s also vegan friendly and can be made gluten free!

Servings: 4

Author: Abbie

🧂 Ingredients

1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt

divided
8 ounces dry spaghetti or whole wheat spaghetti
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion

diced
¼ cup Harissa
1 pint cherry tomatoes

halved
¼ cup pitted black olive

halved
Optional: chiffonade basil

plain Greek yogurt, toasted pine nuts

Instructions

1 Fill a pot with water and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, add 1 teaspoon
salt and spaghetti and cook to al dente according to instructions on package.
Reserve 1 cup pasta water and drain spaghetti.
2 In a large skillet or high-sided saute pan over medium-high heat, add oil. Add
onion and remaining ½ teaspoon salt and cook, 3 to 5 minutes till onion is
golden brown.
3 Add harissa, tomatoes, and olives and cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
Tomatoes should start to break down.
4 Add ¾ to 1 cup pasta water to the pan, ¼ cup at a time. Mix well and bring to a
boil. Once boiling, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
5 Remove lid, stir, and cook another 5 minutes until sauce reaches desired
consistency.
6 Add spaghetti to the pan and toss with harissa sauce.
7 Serve with optional toppings of chiffonade basil, plain Greek yogurt, toasted
pine nuts.

Harissa Pasta

🧂 Ingredients

Instructions

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