# Pasta con la cucuzza fritta

Pasta con la cucuzza fritta is a fried zucchini pasta dish, a favorite in Italian cuisine.

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

## Ingredients

- 5 to 6 medium zucchini
- enough to coat pan generously extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- to taste salt
- a handful fresh mint leaves
- grated cheese

## Instructions

1. Slice the zucchini into thin rounds or half-moons, trying to make them all the same size.
2. Add enough extra virgin olive oil to a pan to generously coat it.
3. Add sliced zucchini to the pan. Season with salt. Cook over medium-high heat, until zucchini are tender and slightly golden.
4. Place less than half of the fried zucchini in a food processor.
5. Add fresh mint leaves to the food processor.
6. Add one garlic clove to the food processor.
7. Purée the zucchini, mint, and garlic.
8. Add the juice from the fried zucchini to the puréed mixture.
9. Add grated cheese to the mixture.
10. Blend everything until a smooth cream forms.
11. Boil water in a pot and add salt.
12. Cook the pasta (spaghetti) in the boiling water until soft.
13. Place the zucchini cream on a serving dish.
14. Transfer the cooked spaghetti directly from the pot to the serving dish with the zucchini cream, allowing some pasta water to mix with the cream.
15. Mix the spaghetti well with the zucchini cream until evenly coated.
16. Serve the pasta on individual plates.
17. Top the pasta with the remaining fried zucchini slices.
18. Sprinkle grated cheese over the top of the dish.

## Equipment

- pan
- food processor
- pot
- spatula
- serving dish
- fork

## Tips

- Garlic is optional, if you don't like it don't put it in.
- You don't need to drain the pasta fully, as you need the pasta water.
- A little mint goes a long way.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AhjpPUsn7/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6f7e503d-44d9-45a1-af91-cf689fb68f7f
- Extracted: 2025-07-26

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