Square Spaghetti with Zucchini, Tomato, and Fresh Mint

Name: Square Spaghetti with Zucchini, Tomato, and Fresh Mint (Spaghetti alla Chitarra con Zucchine, Pomodoro, e Menta)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 pound spaghetti alla chitarra, spaghetti, or spaghettini; Salt; 1 medium clove garlic; 1 pound zucchini; 2 to 3 sprigs fresh mint; 8 ounces ripe tomatoes; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Spaghetti alla Chitarra con Zucchine, Pomodoro, e Menta

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

This is a light and fragrant summer pasta sauce. Use only fresh tomatoes here. If flavorful vine-ripe tomatoes are not available, use fresh plum tomatoes.

Ingredients

1 pound zucchini
1 medium clove garlic
3 tablespoons

Europe
Italy
Main course
Summer
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Pasta

Method

Cut the zucchini crosswise into 1½-inch-long pieces. Slice each piece lengthwise ¼ inch thick, then lengthwise again to make sticks.
Fill a pot for the pasta with at least 6 quarts