4 Ingredient Courgette Lemon & Basil Spaghetti
  1. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat until hot

  2. Generously sprinkle salt in the oil evenly over the base of the pan, or toss the courgette in a bowl with salt

  3. Add the courgettes cut side down and fry for 6-8 minutes

  4. Turn courgettes over and repeat on the other side until golden and charred

  5. If courgettes are not completely cooked after caramelising, add water and a lid and steam for 5 minutes

  6. Cook the pasta according to packet instructions in generously salted water

  7. Drain pasta, reserving 250ml pasta water

  8. Mash the courgettes with a potato masher or the back of a fork

  9. Add the cooked pasta and half of the pasta water, stirring and tossing to emulsify

  10. Coarsely tear in the basil and squeeze in the juice and zest of half the lemon

  11. Add remaining pasta water if needed to loosen, taste and season with more lemon juice, salt and pepper

  12. Optionally toss through butter or plant based butter for richness and shine

  13. Divide among bowls, drizzle over extra virgin olive oil and optionally scatter over nutritional yeast or cheese

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍝Pasta

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions📆Everyday⏱️Quick Meal

Season☀️Summer

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 15m

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