Showing posts with label cream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cream. Show all posts

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Summer Pasta

Everyone likes pasta don't they?  Ok, maybe not everyone, but I think most people do and certainly I have never met a child that won't eat pasta.
The thing is it can get a bit repetitive, so this a a nice light summer alternative to the basic tomato pasta that most children seem to eat by the truck load!


Ingredients:

  • Spaghetti for 4 people
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 lemon (juice and zest)
  • 1-2 cloves garlic crushed or chopped
  • 300ml Single cream


Method:

  • Put spaghetti on to boil in a large pan
  • Grate the courgette and add to a frying pan with the crushed garlic and the zest of half a lemon.
  • Heat the courgette, garlic & lemon gently being careful not to let the garlic burn.
  • Once the pasta is almost cooked, add the cream to the courgette and stir in well. add the juice of half a lemon stir well again and leave on a low heat.
  • Drain the pasta and add to the cream & courgette and toss gently until the pasta is well coated in sauce.
  • Serve into bowls and garnish with zest from the other half of the lemon.
This is perfect on a warm summer day with fresh bread and extra virgin olive oil in a dipping bowl and a chilled glass of crisp white wine.