Courgette, basil & almond pasta
Make al fresco eating simple with this fresh summery pasta dish from Mary Cadogan
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
Vegetarian
- Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, finely chop the almonds, chop the courgette into small chunks, crush the garlic and strip the basil leaves from the stalks. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the courgette for 2-3 mins until starting to soften, then throw in the garlic and half the basil and cook for 1 min more.
- Drain the pasta and add to the courgettes, along with the almonds, the rest of the basil, the Parmesan, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Toss everything together and serve with extra Parmesan on the side.
Mary says...
I devised this recipe last summer when I had a bumper crop of courgettes from the garden. I like to pick them when they are small-medium for the sweetest, crunchiest flavour. Small courgettes are also great cut into sticks to serve raw with dips.
Per serving
547 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 69g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 4g, sugar 4g, salt 0.32 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2007.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 175g orecchiette pasta
- 2 tbsp toasted blanched almonds
- 2 small or 1 medium courgettes
- 1 garlic clove
- large bunch basil
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 3 rounded tbsp grated Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Per serving
547 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 69g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 4g, sugar 4g, salt 0.32 g
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