March 07, 2025

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The Olive Twist, a culinary boutique and online retailer, allows you to taste and match over 25 olive oils and 25 of Italy's finest aged balsamic vinegar condimentos to your personal palate.

We encourage you to create your own twist and enjoy the experimentation of flavor fusions. As a bonus, our samplings are rich in antioxidants that add to our health benefits without losing the quality of flavor.

Spring Pea Pasta Salad

1 lemon (zest and juice)

8 ounces uncooked orzo pasta

1/4 cup minced shallot or red onion

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 cups cooked fresh or frozen peas

1 cup snow peas or sugar snap peas, blanched and chopped

1 cup assorted chopped fresh herbs (such as mint, chives, and parsley)

1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Grate zest from lemon to equal 2 tsp. Cut lemon in half; squeeze juice from lemon to equal 1/2 cup.

Prepare pasta according to package directions. Whisk together shallots, next 4 ingredients, and lemon juice. Toss together pasta and shallot mixture. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill 1 to 48 hours.

Toss together pasta, peas, snow peas, next 2 ingredients, and lemon zest just before serving. Add salt, pepper, and additional lemon juice to taste.