Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, ottolenghi's pasta and fried courgette salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Combine half of basil and all of the parsley and olive oil in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth, then season with salt and pepper. Transfer pasta back to empty pot. Add fried zucchini and any juices, basil-parsley oil, edamame or peas, lemon zest, capers and mozzarella.
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The ingredients needed to make Ottolenghi's Pasta and Fried Courgette Salad:
- Get Salt and Black Pepper
- Make ready 2/3 cup sunflower oil
- Make ready 3 medium courgettes cut in 1/4 inch slices (slightly diagonal)
- Make ready 1 1/2 tbsps red wine vinegar
- Make ready 3/4 cup edamame beans or peas (frozen)
- Take 2 cups basil leaves, coarsely chopped
- Take 1/4 cup parsley leaves
- Make ready 1/3 cup olive oil
- Make ready 9 oz pasta (penne or strozzapreti)
- Take Zest of one lemon
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbsps capers
- Get 7 oz buffalo mozzarella, torn into chunks
I might add a bit more lemon zest or a bit of juice next time. Add fried zucchini and any juices, basil-parsley oil, edamame or peas, lemon zest, capers and mozzarella. Stir gently together, then season generously with salt and pepper. Right before you serve it, stir in remaining basil leaves.
Steps to make Ottolenghi's Pasta and Fried Courgette Salad:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- While you’re waiting, in a medium saucepan or skillet, heat sunflower oil over medium-high heat. Fry zucchini slices in batches for about 3 to 4 minutes, flipping once, until golden on both sides. [If your zucchini isn’t browning right away, bump up the heat until it does in just a few minutes.] Drain in colander, shaking with a couple pinches of salt, then transfer to a large bowl and pour vinegar on top. Set aside.
- In the hot water, cook edamame for 3 minutes, frozen peas for 3 to 4 minutes, or fresh peas for 1 to 2 minutes (to taste). Drain and run cool water over until lukewarm. Set aside to dry. Leave pot boiling, then cook pasta until al dente in it. Drain and rinse under cold water.
- Combine half of basil and all of the parsley and olive oil in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth, then season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer pasta back to empty pot. Add fried zucchini and any juices, basil-parsley oil, edamame or peas, lemon zest, capers and mozzarella. Stir gently together, then season generously with salt and pepper. Right before you serve it, stir in remaining basil leaves.
Stir gently together, then season generously with salt and pepper. Right before you serve it, stir in remaining basil leaves. Do ahead: Assembled dish keeps in the fridge for at least a day, or so I hear. This salad, which was featured in a Times article about Yotam Ottolenghi, was adapted from "Plenty," his first cookbook. It is rich with vegetables and fresh herbs, and is dead simple to make.
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