Pasta with Sardines and Capers

Ingredients:

Salt (Try our Salt)

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (Try our Lazio EVOO)

½ cup bread crumbs, ideally made from stale bread or Try our Bruschetta crackers

1 onion, chopped

Freshly ground black pepper

1 pound long pasta (Try our Lemon Pepper Linguine)

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

2 tablespoons drained capers (Try our Capers)

2 cans sardines packed in extra virgin olive oil (Try our Sardines)

½ cup chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Put half the oil (2 tablespoons) in a medium skillet over medium heat. When hot, add the bread crumbs and cook, stirring frequently, until golden and fragrant, less than 5 minutes, and then remove. Add the remaining oil and the onion to the pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until just tender; drain, reserving some of the pasta water. Turn the heat under the onions to medium-high and add the lemon zest, capers and sardines; cook, stirring occasionally, until just heated through, about 2 minutes.

3. Add the pasta to the sardine mixture and toss well to combine. Add the parsley, most of the bread crumbs and some reserved water, if necessary, to loosen the sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning, garnishing with more parsley and bread crumbs.

Buon Appetito!