Ottolenghi's Pasta and Fried Courgette Salad
Ottolenghi's Pasta and Fried Courgette Salad

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Ottolenghi's Pasta and Fried Courgette Salad Claireel. It says salad in the title but it's basically a pasta dish. This salad, which was featured in a Times article about Yotam Ottolenghi, was adapted from "Plenty," his first cookbook. It is rich with vegetables and fresh herbs, and is dead simple to make.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have ottolenghi's pasta and fried courgette salad using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ottolenghi's Pasta and Fried Courgette Salad:
  1. Prepare Salt and Black Pepper
  2. Make ready 2/3 cup sunflower oil
  3. Take 3 medium courgettes cut in 1/4 inch slices (slightly diagonal)
  4. Take 1 1/2 tbsps red wine vinegar
  5. Take 3/4 cup edamame beans or peas (frozen)
  6. Take 2 cups basil leaves, coarsely chopped
  7. Prepare 1/4 cup parsley leaves
  8. Prepare 1/3 cup olive oil
  9. Prepare 9 oz pasta (penne or strozzapreti)
  10. Make ready Zest of one lemon
  11. Make ready 1 1/2 tbsps capers
  12. Take 7 oz buffalo mozzarella, torn into chunks

Stir gently together, then season generously with salt and pepper. Right before you serve it, stir in remaining basil leaves. Do ahead: Assembled dish keeps in the fridge for at least a day, or so I hear. This salad, which was featured in a Times article about Yotam Ottolenghi, was adapted from "Plenty," his first cookbook.

Steps to make Ottolenghi's Pasta and Fried Courgette Salad:
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
  2. While you’re waiting, in a medium saucepan or skillet, heat sunflower oil over medium-high heat. Fry zucchini slices in batches for about 3 to 4 minutes, flipping once, until golden on both sides. [If your zucchini isn’t browning right away, bump up the heat until it does in just a few minutes.] Drain in colander, shaking with a couple pinches of salt, then transfer to a large bowl and pour vinegar on top. Set aside.
  3. In the hot water, cook edamame for 3 minutes, frozen peas for 3 to 4 minutes, or fresh peas for 1 to 2 minutes (to taste). Drain and run cool water over until lukewarm. Set aside to dry. Leave pot boiling, then cook pasta until al dente in it. Drain and rinse under cold water.
  4. Combine half of basil and all of the parsley and olive oil in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth, then season with salt and pepper.
  5. Transfer pasta back to empty pot. Add fried zucchini and any juices, basil-parsley oil, edamame or peas, lemon zest, capers and mozzarella. Stir gently together, then season generously with salt and pepper. Right before you serve it, stir in remaining basil leaves.

Do ahead: Assembled dish keeps in the fridge for at least a day, or so I hear. This salad, which was featured in a Times article about Yotam Ottolenghi, was adapted from "Plenty," his first cookbook. It is rich with vegetables and fresh herbs, and is dead simple to make. Salad, starter or side: Yotam Ottolenghi's courgette recipes Use up the annual courgette glut in an Italian-style antipasti with tomatoes and ricotta, grilled and smothered in saffron butter, or. Of the four recipes from Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi that I've made so far, this Pasta & Fried Zucchini Salad is the only one that I haven't had to restrain myself from altering.

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