SPAGHETTI CON ZUCCHINE

Not sure what to make to impress your date?

This is it. This light scrumptious pasta dish will impress that special person you got over for dinner and not leave you bloated.

20 minutes

2 servings

INGREDIENTS:

200g of Linguine pasta, I recommend the brand De Cecco the highest quality of pasta you can find in supermarkets

1 big zucchini coarsely grated

½ an onion thinly diced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

¼ of a cup of pine nuts

Zest of half a lemon

1/3 of a cup of grated parmesan cheese

Red chili flakes to taste

3 tablespoons Olive oil

Salt and Pepper

Fresh basil for decoration

In a large pot, bring enough water to cover 250g of pasta and let it boil Salt your boiling water and cook the pasta al dente following package instructions.

While the water boils or the pasta cooks, coarsely grate your zucchini Then, place the grated zucchini pieces in between two sheets of paper towel or a towel and squeeze all the moisture out of the zucchini Do this above your sink.

In a pan, cook the grated zucchini and onion with the olive oil for 5min until all the moisture is out and the zucchini pieces and onion are transparent and soft. Set aside.

In the now-emptied pan, warm up your pine nuts until lightly toasted (be careful, they burn very easily, so watch them). Then, add the zucchini, onion, garlic, chili flakes, salt, and p, and lemon zest and let all the ingredients get acquainted for 2-3min

RECIPE BY SOPHIE BARACOS

PICTURE BY MARGAUX THOMAS

Add your drained pasta to the zucchini mixture and add the parmesan. Buon appetito!