Courgette & lemon linguine

Courgette & lemon linguine

The lemon in this dish helps give a low GI rating - it has a lovely fresh, clean taste

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Ready in 20 mins
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Cook the linguine according to packet instructions.
  2. Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion, garlic and courgette until golden.
  3. Add the lemon zest and juice, tomato and 2 tbsp olive oil. Season.
  4. Toss the pasta with the lemony courgettes. Serve scattered with parmesan.
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GI Assessment

Most pasta-based dishes will offer a low-to-medium Gi rating and the lemon in this one lowers the Gi even more. To get the best glycaemic response, keep the pasta al dente and the vegetables as raw as possible.

Per serving

696 kcalories, protein 20.3g, carbohydrate 103.1g, fat 25.4 g, saturated fat 3.7g, fibre 7g, salt 0.05 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2005.

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  • 20 November 2007

    kat food rated this recipe

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  • 10 January 2008

    Lily rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is certainly an easy dish to make and it was rather tasty. I was making it for 5 and needed a very big pan for the courgettes so it might be better to do them in two lots.

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    14 January 2008

    Sue commented on this recipe

    Quite tasty and easy to make.

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  • 15 April 2008

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy to make but 4 courgettes for 2 people is rather a lot - I think 2 is better.

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  • 25 June 2008

    jvcg commented on this recipe

    I agree with Beth that four courgettes for two people is rather too much - I'd stick to two or three next time. I'd also add the zest and juice of a whole lemon to give the dish a bit more oomph. Finally, next time I'd be tempted to grate parmesan into the dish (generosity is always good with parmesan I find) rather than limit myself to the few shavings suggested.

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  • 25 June 2008

    jvcg rated and commented on this recipe

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    I agree with Beth that four courgettes for two people is rather too much - I'd stick to two or three next time. I'd also add the zest and juice of a whole lemon to give the dish a bit more oomph. Finally, next time I'd be tempted to grate parmesan into the dish (generosity is always good with parmesan I find) rather than limit myself to the few shavings suggested.

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  • 15 September 2008

    Moley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was fabulous! Although 4 courgettes is far too many for 2 people. The lemon in this makes ALL the difference and I used some tiny piccolo cherry tomatoes which added a beautiful sweetness. This dish was ready in about 7 minutes flat! BRILLIANT!!

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  • 18 May 2009

    Magnolia commented on this recipe

    This is yummy! I only used 2 courgettes and there was spare for lunch leftover. I used a whole lemon and a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper, which goes well with the lemon. No parmesan so used a mature cheddar, which was also tasty. A lovely light summer dinner

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  • 18 May 2009

    Magnolia rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is yummy! I only used 2 courgettes and there was spare for lunch leftover. I used a whole lemon and a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper, which goes well with the lemon. No parmesan so used a mature cheddar, which was also tasty. A lovely light summer dinner

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  • 06 October 2009

    Jane rated and commented on this recipe

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    Have made this quite a few times now as the courgettes in the garden just keep on coming! Really easy and fresh tasting. Depending on size I use 2-3 courgettes for 2 servings and a whole lemon.

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  • 27 June 2010

    meganE commented on this recipe

    Agree that this calls for too many courgettes - 2 works far better. Also used tenderstem broccoli one time instead and that was lovely.

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  • 05 July 2010

    Dutchy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is a great alternative for a creamy pasta sauce as the lemon makes the linguine juicy. I agree that less courgette, more lemon, and a decent amount of fresh pepper and parmesan make this a perfect summer dish.

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  • 22 July 2010

    yukiard rated this recipe

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  • 31 July 2010

    Leanne rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved this, very easy and quick for an after work meal. Agree with everyone else that unless the recipe is talking about unusually small courgettes, this is far too many, but you can see for yourself when you're making it, I just put in how ever many slices I fancied.

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  • 11 August 2010

    cherylf rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was delicious and easy. I added some pesto to flavour the linguine a bit more, but the lemon flavour was lovely. I used 2 large courgettes which was perfect.

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  • 10 October 2011

    Thwaitey commented on this recipe

    This is soooooo tasty. I've made it a few times now. Last time I substituted sun-dried tomatoes instead of cherry tomatoes and it was divine. I use a vegetarian cheddar instead of the parmesan too.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Ready in 20 mins
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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Per serving

696 kcalories, protein 20.3g, carbohydrate 103.1g, fat 25.4 g, saturated fat 3.7g, fibre 7g, salt 0.05 g

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