Zucchini Miso Black Pepper Pasta

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the zucchini into large, long pieces and then dice them.
  2. 2Add olive oil to a large pot.
  3. 3Add the diced zucchini to the pot.
  4. 4Brown and cook down the zucchini until it forms a sauce.
  5. 5Add white miso to the zucchini sauce.
  6. 6Coarsely grind black pepper in a mortar and pestle.
  7. 7Add the ground black pepper to the zucchini sauce.
  8. 8Stir the zucchini sauce.
  9. 9Add cooked pasta to the pot with the zucchini sauce.
  10. 10Add garlic, fresh lemon zest, and lemon juice to the pasta.
  11. 11Add lots of Parmesan cheese and basil.
  12. 12Add pasta water to the pot and mix everything until emulsified and creamy.
  13. 13Serve the pasta in a bowl and top with more Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

  • zucchini
  • olive oil
  • white miso
  • garlic
  • lemon zest
  • lemon juice
  • black pepper
  • Parmesan cheese
  • basil
  • pasta water
  • pasta

Equipment

knifecutting boardlarge potmeasuring cupmortar and pestlemicroplane graterlemon squeezerserving ladle

Tips

  • Pasta water is magic as it gets emulsified and creamy into the sauce.