# Vegetarian Carbonara

This carbonara is rich and creamy and the courgette gives a more delicate and light flavor compared to the guanciale, making this recipe perfect for anyone who is looking for a delicious vegetarian first course and is a great summer version of a carbonara.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g linguine
- 2 whole small eggs
- 2 small egg yolks
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 small green courgettes
- 60 g pecorino cheese
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Fine sea salt

## Instructions

1. Cut the courgette into large diced pieces, like you would cut a guanciale.
2. Add extra virgin olive oil to a pan.
3. Cook the courgette on a medium-high temperature until nice and golden, but they still hold their shape together.
4. Add loads of black pepper to the courgette.
5. For the carbonara cream, crack one whole egg and one egg yolk per person into a bowl.
6. Add freshly ground black pepper to the eggs.
7. Grate loads of pecorino cheese into the bowl with the eggs.
8. Beat it all together until a nice and thick cream has formed.
9. Add a little bit of salt.
10. Cook your pasta.
11. Turn the heat off from the courgette.
12. Transfer the perfectly cooked al dente pasta straight into the pan with the courgette.
13. Add the carbonara mix inside, and the residual heat of the pan and the pasta is going to cook the eggs to perfection.
14. Quickly give it a nice mix all together.
15. If it's becoming too thick, just add a little bit of pasta water.
16. Give it a bit of love.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- bowl
- fork
- grater
- spoon
- tongs

## Tips

- To get the perfect creamy consistency and not end up with scrambled eggs, make sure you turn the heat off before adding the egg mix and stir vigorously straight away.
- The eggs will cook with the residual heat from the pan and the warm pasta.
- The pecorino is quite savory already, so watch out with the salt. Don't use too much.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdH1Ygg6/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/49394c47-a4de-4fe0-ad34-baa2df1512bd
- Extracted: 2025-07-27

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