Melted Courgette Ribbons and Pasta

Name: Melted Courgette Ribbons and Pasta
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 1 courgette per person, so whatever you need!
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 courgette per person; Enough pasta per person; 1 table spoons of extra virgin olive oil per courgette; Hard Italian cheese grated; Black pepper freshly ground; Garlic - 1 large clove between 2 people; fresh mint or parsley a good handful

VivGStA @cook_25083790

So easy, 5 Ingredients easy lunch and a great way to get rid of a courgette glut!

VivGStA @cook_25083790

So easy, 5 Ingredients easy lunch and a great way to get rid of a courgette glut!

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Ingredients

15 mins

1 courgette per person, so whatever you need!

1courgette per person
Enough pasta per person
1table spoons of extra virgin olive oil per courgette
Hard Italian cheese grated
Black pepper freshly ground
Garlic - 1 large clove between 2 people
fresh mint or parsley a good handful

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Steps

15 mins

1

Put the pasta on to cook
2

Peel the courgettes into ribbons using a potato peeler and finely chop garlic.
3

Put oil in a pan over a medium heat. when hot add courgettes and garlic
4

Let Courgettes 'melt' slowly stirring occasionally
5

Finely chop the herbs and grate the cheese.
6

When the pasta is cooked add a table spoon or 2 of the pasta water to the courgettes. Add the grated cheese and herbs stir through the courgettes till combined well.
7

Drain the pasta and add the pasta to the courgettes, not the other way round.(I don't know why but it just doesn't coat the pasta properly)
8

Serve with fresh tomato salad and plenty of black pepper