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Super easy Greek style pasta with capers and lemon

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Capers and lemon is just an unbeatable combination. All you need to do for this recipe is boil pasta (I prefer penne or spaghetti). Then sautée shallots, garlic, lemon, capers and butter. Combine the two and you're all set! Season with salt, cracked perpper, oregano and kefalotiri cheese.

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This pasta dish is so light and filling. I tend to sprinkle with crumbled feta and sliced Kalamata olives...I'm a typical Greek cook..always feta and olives!! Serve with a delicious Greek wine and you have a winning dinner!! Kali Orexi!!
 
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Konstantina Tarpon Spring said:
This pasta dish is so light and filling. I tend to sprinkle with crumbled feta and sliced Kalamata olives...I'm a typical Greek cook..always feta and olives!! Serve with a delicious Greek wine and you have a winning dinner!! Kali Orexi!!
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Yes, anything with feta on top and a little drizzle of olive oil is always how I garnish everything
 
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Konstantina Tarpon Spring said:
All I can say is Greeks definitely know how to cook, eat and have fun❣❣
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I agree!!! This dish is so simple, too. I sprinkle it with kefalotiri if I have it, if not then I just use either feta cheese or even Romano (Italian, but a sheep cheese so it has some similarities in flavor to some of the Greek sheep cheeses).
 
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