Farfalle con i Zucchini

Name: Farfalle con i Zucchini (Pasta bows with courgettes)
Yield: Serves 6-8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed lightly; a small bunch of parsley (approx. 1 oz/25 g), chopped finely; 3 oz (75 g) freshly grated parmesan (or mature Cheddar) cheese; 2 lb (900 g) small courgettes; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 oz (100 g) butter; 1 lb (450 g) farfalle or other short pasta shapes; 4 fl oz (110 ml) olive oil

Pasta bows with courgettes

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pasta Italian Style

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1991

About

Pasta bows look and taste delectable and they are irresistible with courgettes. This is a good dish for vegetarians but also makes an excellent accompaniment to ham or roast pork.

Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) farfalle or other short pasta shapes
2 lb (900 <

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean
Pasta
Vegetarian

Method

Start the water boiling for the pasta. While you do this and cook the pasta until it is ‘al dente’, prepare the courgettes.

Wash and dry the courgettes and cut into thin rounds. Heat the oil in a large, heavy frying pan and sauté the garlic until it is golden; then remove and discard it. Sauté the courgettes in the oil very gently until they are soft, stirring from time to time so that