YIELD: 2 SERVINGSĀ
– 400 g pasta
– 200 g feta cheese
– 2 small zucchini or 1 large
– 3 cloves of garlic
– 4 tbsp olive oil
– zest of 1/2 lemon + some juice
– 1 bunch of basil
– 50 g pine nuts
– Approx. 100 ml pasta water
– salt and pepper
1. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees.
2. Cut the zucchini into quarters about 1 cm thick. Finely chop the garlic.
3. Place the feta cheese on the bottom of a large baking dish. Spread the zucchini around, add the garlic and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and mix well until the zucchini is covered with oil.
4. Place in the oven for about 20-30 minutes until the zucchini is cooked and has taken on some color. Toss the zucchini halfway through.
5. Cook the pasta when there are about 10 minutes left. Reserve some of the pasta water.
6. Toast the pine nuts in a dry hot pan until they start to take on some color. Be careful, they can burn quickly.
7. Mix the mixture from the oven with some of the pasta water. Grate the lemon zest, squeeze some lemon juice and add half of the chopped basil. Add the pasta and toss well. Add more pasta water if needed.
8. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with basil and pine nuts.
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