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Simple courgette pasta
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Total Time:
25 minutes
Make a delicious and nutritious pasta dish with baby courgettes to boost metabolism and lower blood pressure in 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
  • 250 g fresh lasagne sheets
  • olive oil
  • 1 pinch of dried red chilli flakes
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 200 g baby courgettes
  • 160 g ripe cherry tomatoes
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 100 g seasonal fruit such as figs, strawberries, grapes, peaches
  • 50 g rocket
  • ½ a bunch of fresh basil (15g)
  • 25 g pine nuts
  • 25 g Parmesan or vegetarian hard cheese
  • 1 tablespoon thick balsamic vinegar
Instructions:
  • Cut or tear 250g of fresh lasagne sheets into 5cm shapes. In a large frying pan over medium heat, drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add a pinch of dried chilli flakes, a pinch of sea salt, and black pepper. Roughly chop 2 cloves of garlic and slice 200g of baby courgettes into 1cm rounds, adding to the pan. Halve and stir in 160g of ripe cherry tomatoes, cook for 10 minutes. In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Prepare and slice fruit, adding to the bowl with 50g of rocket. Boil pasta for 2 minutes, then transfer to the frying pan with a slotted spoon. Add most of the leaves from ½ a bunch of fresh basil, pine nuts, a squeeze of lemon juice, and grate over 15g of Parmesan. Toss and let the sauce emulsify. Combine the salad, shaving over a few ribbons of Parmesan with a speed peeler, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of thick balsamic. Scatter basil leaves over the pasta before serving. Enjoy!

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