vegeterian

I have not had pasta wich zucchini for a long time. It’s really fresh and light. Ideal as a summer dish. Added bonus: it’s super easy and quick.

Ingredients (for 2 people):

• One big zucchini (or two smaller ones). Chopped.
• 3 fresh tomatoes (chopped)
• onion (chopped)
• olive oil (4 tablespoons)
• salt, pepper (at wish)
• a bit of chilli pepper (depending on your spicy tollerance level)
• 2 cups of penne (De Cecco is reccomended, Barilla will do it)

Here’re the easy steps:

1. In a sauce pan start with the oil and the onion, medium heat.
2. When the onion starts to become translucent add the zucchini (pix)
3. When the zucchini start cooking (also becoming lightly translucent) add the fresh tomatoes. The key is to not overcook the zucchini, otherwise you’ll end up with a zucchini puree! If in doubt lean toward keeping the zucchini. Check out this pix for reference.
4. The tomatoes don’t need to cook too much. It may take 3-4mins. You don’t want to overcook them.
5. Spice it up…time to add some salt, fresh pepper and if you like a spicy kick you can add either chilli flakes or even better use the fresh chillis.
6. You are done with the sauce!
7. In the meantime you should have started cooking the penne on a different pot with lots of water. Drain the pasta and pour it in the sauce pan, bring the sauce and pasta together, over medium heat, for about a minute (don’t forget to stir it a few times).
8. Serve in a plate, sprinkle some fresh pepper and enjoy! (pix)

Let me know how it goes!