Pasta Ribbons with Zucchini, Brown Butter and Capers
A delightfully nutty in flavour, vegetarian dish that can be made relatively quickly. The zucchini is cut in two ways to bring a difference in texture, and the brown butter acts as the perfect dressing for silky ribbons of pasta.
If you’re not usually a lover of capers, I compel you to try them in this dish. Their salty tang cuts right through the sweetness of the butter and zucchini - required for balance! Burrata is optional but highly recommended - this is one of my favourite dishes of recent times.
Enjoy!
Ingredients 8
Pasta
1 batch pasta dough, my master pasta dough
Sauce
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
4 zucchini, medium sized, 2 cut into rounds, 2 finely diced
160 g unsalted butter
Handful basil leaves, fresh
2 tbsp capers
1 ‒ 2 handfuls parmigiano reggiano, finely grated
1 ball burrata, to serve, optional
basil leaves, extra, to serve
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Method 7
Sauce And Finishing Touches
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and salt generously.
Heat in a sauté pan and add the rounds of . Cook for a couple of minutes until just starting to soften, then add the remaining diced zucchini. Season with salt, to taste.
Allow the to gently sauté over a medium heat for a few minutes, then add the . Allow the butter to brown - it will foam and spit - keep the pan whirling frequently.
As soon as it starts to smell nutty, add the to the boiling water - cooking for approx 2-3 min or until suitably al dente.
At the same time, throw the and into the butter sauce and whirl.
Drop the cooked ribbons into the pan with the , with lashings of pasta water or course. Add a handful or two of grated and toss to marry with the sauce.
Divide between bowls and serve with a dollop of , fresh basil leaves and a crack of black pepper.
Gabriella Simonian's tips
Work with one (piece of dough) at a time (keep the rest covered so as not to dry out).
If your preference is for a thinner pasta, go for it - but I firmly believe ribbons work better with a little bit of thickness, otherwise they’re prone for ripping while you try to twirl your way through a plate!
