For the dinner, I tried a new pasta recipe that I invented, roughly inspired by a dish I ate in restaurant years ago. It was quite good, but I think I didn't put enough zucchini. My thoughts on this point at the end of the post.
1 . First, let's start with the ingredients. I cooked for 2 persons.
- 350 g of Fettuccini fresh pasta (since it's fresh pasta, it only takes 3 minutes to cook in boiled water)
- 1 large zucchini
- 200 g of ricotta cheese
- 3-4 spoons of olive oil
- 1 spoon of coriander powder
- 1 spoon of cumin powder
- fresh coriander
- a bit of pecorino cheese
2. The Zucchini/Ricotta sauce
This recipe is quite straightforward. The first step is to peel the zucchini and cook it in a pan for about 7-8 minutes with the olive oil and the coriander and cumin powder. Once the zuchini peels start to be soft, add the ricotta chesse and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Taste the sauce and add salt and pepper according to your tastes. In parrallel, cook the fresh pasta during 3 minutes in boiled water.
3. Dress the dish
Dress the dish by adding minced fresh coriander and a bit of pecorino cheese.
I was quite happy with the taste of this dish. However, I think I didn't put enough zucchini. At first, I wanted to make zucchini pasta with ricotta, but instead I ended up with a zucchini/ricotta sauce. Next time, I will try this recipe but with at least 3 zucchini.
Thanks for reading and bon appetit !
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This looks yummy