Courgette Paccheri
Serves 415 mins prep25 mins cook
A vibrant, seasonal, and plant-based dish featuring paccheri pasta, sautéed courgettes, and a blend of fresh herbs. This recipe is both delicious and enjoyable, perfect for a hearty meal. Serves 4.
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What you need

brown onion

garlic clove

white wine

bunch mint

bunch basil

tbsp nutritional yeast

tbsp red pepper flake

tbsp olive oil
lemon

black walnuts
pasta water

sugar

salt

pepper
Instructions
1: Chop the courgettes into semi circles, lightly salt & pat dry. 2: In a deep frying pan warm 3tbsp of olive oil on a high heat & sauté the courgettes for several minutes on each side until slightly charred & browned. 3: Turn down the heat, add 1tbsp more olive oil & add the diced onion. Fry until translucent with a pinch of salt & sugar. 4: Add the minced garlic with the red pepper flakes & fry until fragrant. 5: As the courgettes begin to caramelise, add a glass of white wine to deglaze the pan. 6: Get your paccheri onto boil in salted water. 7: Add the nutritional yeast to the courgette mix with a ladle of pasta water to create a creamy emulsion. Season to taste with plenty of black pepper. 8: When the pasta is almost al dente, add to the courgettes with another ladle of pasta water. 9: Toast the walnuts in a pan until fragrant, then chop until coarse & set aside. 10: Roughly chop the mint, basil & add to the pasta with the juice of ½ a lemon. Season to taste, adding more lemon, nooch, salt & pepper if needed. 11: Plate up. Pasta, spoonfuls of sauce, courgettes, crunchy walnut topping & a drizzle more extra virgin olive oil. Enjoy!View original recipe

