Is there any easier time to eat local than in the summer? Nope, there isn’t. This is when eating local is fun. So, as my CSA begins it’s weekly barrage of summer squash and tomatoes, I begin the ardent task of eating them all. Hey, someone has to do it.
Since I am also busy packing up the entire contents of the first floor of my house, I need easy. Really easy. So, I turn to Donna Hay, because if it’s one thing she does best, it’s quick and easy with fresh ingredients. I found the recipe for Tomato and Zucchini Pasta in #49 of her magazines. It was in the back section of her magazine where she gives you 50 quick ideas, not really recipes, but just sort of the ingredients and what to do with them. This was so good and so fresh! I used my new Oxo Good Grips Julienne Peeler
And one final note my peeps, the week I am hosting Presto Pasta Nights!!! That’s right! Send your entry to me at sidewalkshoes2 (AT) gmail (DOT) com and look for the round up on Friday!
Tomato and Zuchinni Pasta
- 1/2 pound spaghetti
- extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (I subbed one fresh sliced chili)
- 2 teaspoons lemon jest (I subbed half a preserved lemon rind, minced)
- 8 oz cherry tomatoes (I subbed regular tomatoes)
- 2 thinly sliced zucchini (I subbed yellow summer squash, julienned)
- lemon juice, basil, parmesan to taste
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic, chili and lemon zest. Cook for about a minute, add the the tomatoes and the zucchini and cook for another minute. Add cooked spaghetti, lemon juice, basil and parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper. (I also drizzled a little extra virgin olive oil on it at the end to serve).
Serves 3-4
This will be my entry for this week’s Presto Pasta Nights hosted by MEEEEEEEE.
And it doesn’t get any realer than zucchini and tomatoes in the summer!
And more real food for Two For Tuesdays!
31 comments:
Simple pasta dishes with local ingredients make my tastebuds happy. I don't have a CSA but produce is so cheap at Whole Foods right now that I feel compelled to by pounds upon pounds of it. And then eat it all. I suppose there are worse things :P
This is, hands down, my favorite pasta sauce when tomatoes and zucchini are available at the farmers market.
YUM, very similar to my favorite pasta dish...may have to make this tonight!! If only the birds would quit eating my tomatoes before they have a chance to grow!!
I think lightly dressed pasta makes a good warm weather meal, especially with the addition of fresh veggies. This looks very good.
Hi Pam!!! Oh goodness, that pasta sure looks yummy. I've been picking fresh tomatoes for the past couple of days from just one plant.
I'm not sure it will work with Beefsteaks but I sure wouldn't mind giving it a go. I may just be buying some zucchini for my next tomato round-up.
Thank you so much for sharing...
Hi Pam, I would love that Tomato and Zucchini Pasta... I've had it ---or something similar--and loved it. Thanks for the recipe.
Hugs,
Betsy
Another awesome Oxo kitchen gadget - I have that one, too, and I use it all the time.
A few years back, we had our hardwood floors refinished and it was such a drag moving everything. Ugh. Way worse than painting. I feel ya.
Great entry for PPN! Love that you're hosting.
That looks good ... I'll have try it ...
just in time for the oodles of zucchini I'm getting from the garden...thanks Pam!
What a marvelous hostess you are! But why didn't you add bacon to your pasta (now I've made you drool...I know it's my fault). I'm buying half bushels from my farmer until my own tomatoes and zucchini come in!
Simple and tasty food is the best. Nicely done.
A beautiful dish--so fresh and summery! Here's to enjoying your CSA box goodies. ;-)
I feel for you having to pack your whole first floor (yikes).
Looks like one tasty past dish!
Simple dishes with unadultered ingredients are so often the best.
I may have real tears falling soon as I am watching my zucchini succumb to powdery mildew. Where are these allegedly prolific producers I keep hearing about? I WANT to make some pasta!
Such a nice start to your CSA season!
Nothing compares to pasta with fresh veggies at this time of the year! Fresh and healthy! Hope the packing goes well - and fast.
nice pasta dish and whoa! killer bokeh!
Just discovered your blog and got lost in your archives... you are so funny! Love your writing.. :)
No better way than what youve described for a perfect summer dinner using such fresh ingredients!! Pass me my plate!
I would love a plat of that pasta right now...delish!
This looks delicious Pam. I'm loving all of these summer pasta recipes floating around.
lemon jest? surely you jest! :)
seriously though, this is a very garden-friendly recipe and i like it very much. i almost feel like the parmesan would take over, so maybe it was a blessing in disguise that you didn't have any.
this is a showcase of the garden in all its glory. super appealing dish, pam. now, where can i find me some lemon jest? :)
This looks so light and summery. A refreshing pasta dish!
What a perfect representation of summer!!! That is totally beckoning me from afar...LOL...but seriously, it looks great =) Thanks so much for sharing with Two for Tuesdays, Pam!
Hi pam, what a lovely blog you have! One of my favorite memories as a child was the first time my mother ventured out of real heavy traditional english cooking and started making us pasta primavera in the summer. This dish reminds me of that and I will definitely be trying it very soon! Will follow your blog and look forward to getting to "know" you better! Thanks so much for sharing the real food love on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop!
Don't you just love Donna Hay? I only recently found out she has a magazine, and have requested the library carry it. Thanks for sharing this great real food recipe at Two for Tuesdays.
This is my favorite summer pasta sauce. Can you ever have too many tomatoes and zucchini? Not me!!!
Summer simplicity. In season tomatoes, garden fresh zukes and I'm happy-happy,
I love how you subbed and made the recipe yours. Summer squash is one of my favorite veggies! Thanks for linking to Two for Tuesdays.
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