Try This: Dirty Martini Pasta
TikTok is great at tempting us with new pasta recipes. Without this platform, we would never have discovered the baked feta pasta. And the latest pasta trend: Dirty Martini pasta. Yes, it is exactly what you think it is: pasta with a Dirty Martini sauce.
Now you may be wondering: is this something you should try? The answer is simple. You should. Especially the combination with the other Dirty Martini-inspired ingredients makes this pasta truly heavenly. This is the pasta for weeknights and the ideal base for a good old-fashioned night out.
The Dirty Martini
Anyone who has ever had a Dirty Martini knows that this cocktail is all about green olives. A few float at the bottom of the glass, and some olive brine is added. That is what makes the cocktail cloudy: dirty, in other words. It is traditionally made with vodka and dry vermouth, although gin is also accepted. The Dirty Martini is completely on trend. People are experimenting enthusiastically with Dirty Martini-inspired recipes. We were already completely wild about the Dirty Martini salad dressing, and now there is Dirty Martini pasta. YUM!
Let’s get dirty: how to make Dirty Martini pasta
As if you have transformed a Dirty Martini into a pasta dish, that is exactly how this dish tastes. Enough to persuade you? I thought so. Let’s get started. The recipe is simple. You begin as you do with any pasta dish: by cooking the pasta. Meanwhile, finely chop a clove of garlic and a handful of olives, and grate the zest of a lemon. Put the ingredients in a pan with some oil and sauté briefly. Then make the sauce deliciously dirty with a generous splash of gin (I told you: gin is also accepted). Add some olive brine and a knob of butter, stir in the cooked pasta, and add extra lemon juice to taste. Finish your pasta with chopped green olives and some crumbled blue cheese. Are you a visual learner? Check out the TikTok video below.
@legallyhealthyblondedirty martini pasta 🫒🫶🏻🍸 recipe below: **measurements are approx. measure with ur heart!** * 1 clove garlic, minced * 1-2 tbsp olive oil * 5-7 pitted Castelvetrano olives, smashed and chopped lightly * pasta of choice * lemon zest * 1-2 tbsp olive brine * 2 tbsp Gin or Vodka * 1 tbsp butter * salt, pepper * Fresh parsley * crumbled blue cheese (optional) instructions: – add olive oil to a pot over med heat. add garlic and stir. – add lemon zest and olive and sauté until fragrant and garlic is lightly toasted – add gin to hot pot and stir until it is almost evaporated. – add olive brine. – Add butter and stir continuously to emulsify butter until fully melted. – add cooked pasta and combine. season with salt and pepper to taste – serve hot and garnish with olives, lemon zest, fresh parsley, and blue cheese crumbles.♬ This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
Also read:
- Let’s get dirty, Martini!
- After reading this, you will never throw away the liquid from a jar of olives again!
- Dirty drinks are a hit and incredibly easy to make
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