Serves 1
Directions
- 1Slice the zucchini.
- 2Pour olive oil into a pan and turn on the stove.
- 3Add the sliced zucchini to the pan and let them fry.
- 4Remove the fried zucchini from the pan and place them into a bowl.
- 5Transfer less than half of the fried zucchini into a food processor.
- 6Add some mint to the food processor.
- 7Add garlic to the food processor.
- 8Blend the ingredients in the food processor to make a cream.
- 9Add the remaining juice from the fried zucchini to the cream.
- 10Add some cheese to the cream.
- 11Blend the cream again until smooth.
- 12Pour the zucchini cream into a serving dish.
- 13Add salt to a pot of boiling water and cook the pasta.
- 14Transfer the cooked pasta into the serving dish with the zucchini cream.
- 15Mix the pasta with the cream.
- 16Plate the pasta and top it with the remaining fried zucchini.
- 17Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the pasta.
Ingredients
- 5 null medium zucchini
- null Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 null garlic clove
- null Salt
- handful fresh mint leaves
- null Grated cheese (Pecorino Romano, Parmigiano Reggiano)
Equipment
knifecutting boardpanbowlfood processorpotspatula
Tips
- Garlic is optional; if you don't like it, don't put it in.
- A little mint goes a long way.
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