Pasta with Garlic and Lemon Zest

In a large stockpot, bring water to a rolling boil. Add salt and spaghetti and cook until quite al dente (hard), about æ done.

While the pasta is cooking, place garlic in a large skillet, drizzle with the olive oil and cook, over low heat until it barely begins to color. Add parsley, lemon zest, black pepper to taste and a pinch of the salt, remove the pan from the heat and set aside.

When the pasta is cooked to quite al dente, drain well, reserving 1 cup of the starchy pasta cooking water.

Add the drained pasta to the sauce in the skillet. Pour in º cup of the pasta cooking water and cook over the highest heat, stirring with a wooden fork to mix the pasta and sauce. Add more of the pasta cooking water if the sauce dries out and the pasta isn’t cooked. The sauce should be slightly soupy.