Fusilli with Courgettes

Name: Fusilli with Courgettes
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; salt and pepper; 250 g (8 oz) fusilli or other pasta shapes; 2 courgettes (about 250 g/8 oz) cut into 5 mm (¼-inch) cubes; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons olive oil; freshly grated parmesan or Cheddar cheese, to serve; 1 tablespoon olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Students' Cookbook

By Sophie Grigson

Published 1993

About

I make this pasta dish for myself time and time again. Little cubes of courgettes are fried until they turn wonderfully brown and melting, then are tossed with fusilli or other pasta shapes. Don’t skip the salting of the courgettes, which draws out some of their moisture and concentrates the flavour.

Ingredients

250 g (8 oz) fusilli or other pasta shapes
1 tablespoon

Europe
France
United Kingdom
Pasta
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Put the courgettes in a colander and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Turn to coat, then leave to drain for 30 minutes. Rinse and pat dry on kitchen paper.

Put a large pan of lightly salted water on to boil. When it is almost boiling, start making the sauce. Heat the oil in a frying-pan, add th