# Pasta con la cucuzza fritta

Pasta with zucchini.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## 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)

## Instructions

1. Slice the zucchini.
2. Pour olive oil into a pan and turn on the stove.
3. Add the sliced zucchini to the pan and let them fry.
4. Remove the fried zucchini from the pan and place them into a bowl.
5. Transfer less than half of the fried zucchini into a food processor.
6. Add some mint to the food processor.
7. Add garlic to the food processor.
8. Blend the ingredients in the food processor to make a cream.
9. Add the remaining juice from the fried zucchini to the cream.
10. Add some cheese to the cream.
11. Blend the cream again until smooth.
12. Pour the zucchini cream into a serving dish.
13. Add salt to a pot of boiling water and cook the pasta.
14. Transfer the cooked pasta into the serving dish with the zucchini cream.
15. Mix the pasta with the cream.
16. Plate the pasta and top it with the remaining fried zucchini.
17. Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the pasta.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- bowl
- food processor
- pot
- spatula

## Tips

- Garlic is optional; if you don't like it, don't put it in.
- A little mint goes a long way.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMgeOtZSjys/?igsh=cXp6dDMzc2puOW1r
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3161d509-a9ea-4b7c-8b3f-4d40114f7cb6
- Extracted: 2025-07-26

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