Penne with zucchini and mint
Penne with zucchini and mint
Who doesn’t like a little story now and then? Lets see…
“Once upon a time…. A long long time ago, in a far far away land, there lived zucchinis and cucumbers. They lived peacefully together sharing the land between them. One day the zucchini king was sick of being stuck in the same piece of land, so he conspired against the cucumber king to kill all the cucumbers in the land and take over the cucumber kingdom. The zucchini king slaughtered many cucumbers but a young cucumber escaped from the grasps of the zucchini king.
Penne with zucchini and mint
Ingredients: 250g penne, 6 baby grey-zucchini, trimmed of stalks and tips, 4 tbsp fresh mint leaves, 100g unsalted butter, 2 garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped, salt and pepper
Steps: Cut the zucchini in half lengthways and then across in roughly 1 cm pieces.
Melt half the butter in a frying pan, add the zucchini and fry until soft and beginning to brown. Add the garlic and season generously with salt and pepper. Continue to cook, stirring to break up the zucchini. Add 2 tbsp of hot water to lubricate the sauce.
Once the zucchini are soft (after about 20 minutes), mash half of the zucchini with a fork and then add the remaining butter. Chop the mint leaves and stir into sauce.
Cook the penne in boiling salted water until al dente (about 8 minutes). Drain and add to the zucchini sauce. Toss together and serve hot!
Serves 4
