• prep: 5 min
• cook: 10 min
• total: 15 min

servings:

Mentaiko pasta is a simple Japanese-style pasta sauced with olive oil and spicy cod roe. This version is creamy and briny and can be prepared in minutes.

• 1/2 cupkarashi mentaiko (spicy code roe)
• 1/4 cupolive oil (mild flavor, not spicy or green)
• 1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
• 400 gramsspaghetti (boiled according to package directions)
• 2 tablespoonscultured unsalted butter (cut into a couple slices)
• 6 leavesgreen shiso (rolled then sliced thin)
• 0.3 sheetnori (cut into thin strips with scissors )

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