Fusilli alla Rustica

Fusilli with Vegetables, Herbs, Olives, and Hot Pepper

Preparation info
  • For

    4 to 6

    Persons
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Marcella's Italian Kitchen

By Marcella Hazan

Published 1986

  • About

In Summer, when heat wilts appetite, spirited flavors can stir it up again. Pickled vegetables, garlicky salami, a spritzy white wine help cut the palate-obstructing torpor. It is with that objective in mind that I made this fusilli sauce. A host of lively components animate it: basil, oregano, olives, capers, hot pepper, pecorino cheese. But do not be daunted by the number of ingredients. Once you have set them up, it all goes very quickly because most, of them cook briefly o