Tagliatelle Nerano
This pasta is usually made without the zucchini sauce, making it slightly different. It's just a base of olive oil, basil, fried zucchini, and any cheese available. It's a simple yet delicious recipe that you can easily adapt to your liking! You can use any kind of fresh or dry pasta. The most important thing is to make sure it's cooked al dente!
Trim and slice <quantity>1</quantity> zucchini
Pick the leaves from <quantity>1<unit>bunch</unit></quantity> of basil and <quantity>1<unit>bunch</unit></quantity> of mint
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and add salt to taste
Cook the zucchini and leaves until tender
Transfer everything to an ice bath to cool down
Strain and add the zucchini and leaves to a blender. Add salt to taste
Add black pepper to taste and <quantity>3<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of extra virgin olive oil
Blend until smooth. The zucchini sauce is ready
Bring a pot of water and plenty of salt to a boil
Drizzle olive oil in a saucepan and add <quantity>1</quantity> thinly sliced zucchini
Add the petals of <quantity>3</quantity> squash blossoms
Add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of butter and mint leaves to taste
Add basil leaves to taste and toss to cook evenly
Add <quantity>200<unit>g</unit></quantity> of tagliatelle to the boiling water. Cook the pasta until al dente according to the manufacturer's instructions
Add a ladle of the pasta water and <quantity>3<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of the Zucchini Sauce. Stir to combine
Toss the tagliatelle directly into the sauce
Add another ladle of the cooking water and toss until the sauce thickens and is fully incorporated
Add parmesan cheese to taste. Toss to combine
Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and toss to combine
Transfer to a plate
Add fresh squash blossoms and drizzle with basil oil to taste. The Nerano tagliatelle is ready
Enjoy!
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