PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI PESTO
Ingredients for 2 people.
200 g Spaghetti or Linguine pasta
3 or 4 zucchini (baby marrows) Raw
¼ cup olive oil
Small clove of garlic
3 or 4 FRESH mint or basil (whatever your preference is I used mint)
50 g Parmesan cheese grated
Salt and Black pepper
Optional toasted Pine Nuts 1 Tablespoon or Walnuts.
Put all ingredients (except the pasta) in a mixer and whizz must be creamy texture if a little dry add little more Olive oil.
Boil you pasta “al dente” drain and keep a little of your pasta water.
In a pot add your zucchini cream then add on top your cooked pasta. Mix well if too thick add a little of the water you have kept aside.(not too much water)
Garnish your pasta with some of the zucchini cream and sprinkle some of the toasted Pine nuts or Walnuts
Recipe and photo: Sabrina Merli
