Whole-Wheat Pasta with Pecorino and Pepper

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 pound dried whole-wheat spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley
• extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 ½ cups grated Pecorino Romano

Toast peppercorns in a dry small skillet over medium-high heat, shaking skillet, until fragrant and beginning to pop, 2 to 3 minutes. Coarsely crush peppercorns with a mortar and pestle or wrap in a kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and press with bottom of a heavy skillet. Cook spaghetti in a past...

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