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Pasta con la cucuzza fritta
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Slice the zucchini.
2
Pour olive oil into a pan and turn on the stove.
3
Add the sliced zucchini to the pan and let them fry.
4
Remove the fried zucchini from the pan and place them into a bowl.
5
Transfer less than half of the fried zucchini into a food processor.
6
Add some mint to the food processor.
7
Add garlic to the food processor.
8
Blend the ingredients in the food processor to make a cream.
9
Add the remaining juice from the fried zucchini to the cream.
10
Add some cheese to the cream.
11
Blend the cream again until smooth.
12
Pour the zucchini cream into a serving dish.
13
Add salt to a pot of boiling water and cook the pasta.
14
Transfer the cooked pasta into the serving dish with the zucchini cream.
15
Mix the pasta with the cream.
16
Plate the pasta and top it with the remaining fried zucchini.
17
Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the pasta.
Ingredients
5 null medium zucchini
null Extra virgin olive oil
1 null garlic clove
null Salt
handful fresh mint leaves
null Grated cheese (Pecorino Romano, Parmigiano Reggiano)
Equipment
knife
cutting board
pan
bowl
food processor
pot
spatula
Tips
Garlic is optional; if you don't like it, don't put it in.
A little mint goes a long way.
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