# Zucchini Miso Black Pepper Pasta

This recipe is a very good way to use up a lot of zucchini.

- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- large pot
- measuring cup
- mortar and pestle
- microplane grater
- lemon squeezer
- serving ladle

## Tips

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNN_qimN3Qd/?igsh=MTF1dmNyNndhdzFpYQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e458a25f-efee-46df-8f5e-746508347dfb
- Extracted: 2025-08-11

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