Fettuccine al Limone

Fettuccine with Lemon

Preparation info
  • For

    4 to 6

    Persons
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Marcella's Italian Kitchen

By Marcella Hazan

Published 1986

  • About

Of all food fragrances none, to my mind, is more closely associated with Mediterranean life than lemon. Its refreshing pungency is as much a part of it as the spiced breezes of the sea itself. Lemon, both its rind and juice, is virtually the only ingredient in this sauce, yet it is a sly one: You do not see it, but oh, when the smell and taste reach you, do you know it’s there! This is one of those lightning quick Italian triumphs; the sauce takes far less to make than for water to b