Pasta with Onions and Sage

From the Jim Dixon collection

Introduction

This is the kind of simple pasta dish you can make with ingredients already in your pantry.

Ingredients

Steps

1. Sauté the onions in olive oil over medium heat with a good pinch of sea salt for at least 15 minutes, preferably even longer, until they start to brown. Add the sage and let cook for a few minutes.
2. In the meantime, bring several quarts of water to a rolling boil, add a healthy pinch of salt, and add the pasta. Stir, and when the water returns to boiling, cook for about 7 minutes or until the pasta is just barely tender. Reserve about a half-cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta and add it to the onions.
3. Splash in a little of the pasta water, toss well, and serve immediately with the cheese. Drizzle with more extra-virgin olive oil at the table.

Notes

Jim Dixon’s article on olive-oil terminology can help you find the perfect oil for this recipe.

This content is from the Jim Dixon collection.