Courgette, basil & almond pasta

Courgette, basil & almond pasta

Make al fresco eating simple with this fresh summery pasta dish from Mary Cadogan

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
Try

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, salt 0.32 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2007.

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  • 16 January 2008

    Pat Lim rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This sounded a bit bland but the garlic and almond combination was really tasty.

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  • 25 May 2008

    helgendasz rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice flavours in a simple dish, even worked well the day after for packed lunch.

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  • 27 May 2008

    mom shakes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A winner for the kids! My kids have numerous food allergies and it is always difficult to find a pasta recipe that doesn't rely on cream or cheese for it's creaminess. With a bit of goat's cheese to replace the parmesan, this dish is a big hit every time.

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  • 18 July 2008

    abbie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just made this and it was really delicious , might add a bit more garlic next time as i love the stuff but all in all a great dish , will be making again and again .

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

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Per serving

547 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 69g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 4g, salt 0.32 g

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