Baked Zucchini Spaghetti
The oven does the sauce - golden roasted zucchini, melty goat's curd and crispy garlic tossed through spaghetti with a splash of pasta water.
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
2 zucchini, thinly sliced on the diagonal
2-3 spring onions, cut into 6cm links and then into strips
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup goat's curd
300g spaghetti
1 lemon, zested
handful of baby rocket leaves
1-2 tablespoons torn mint leaves
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve
reserved pasta water (about 1/2 cup)
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 230C.
In a large baking tray, combine the zucchini, spring onions and garlic. Drizzle with the olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Toss until well coated.
Dot the goat's curd evenly over the vegetables in the tray.
Roast for about 20 minutes or until everything becomes golden and crispy and the goat's curd has melted.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to the boil. Cook the spaghetti until just al dente. Before draining, reserve about 1/2 cup of the cloudy pasta water.
Once the tray is out of the oven and the contents are golden and delicious, add the drained spaghetti, lemon zest, rocket, mint, parmesan and half the reserved pasta water to the roasted veggies and goat's curd. Toss everything together well. If needed, add more pasta water to create a creamy sauce.
Serve with extra parmesan cheese.
HINTS
Slice the zucchini thin and don't crowd the tray - space is what gets you those golden crispy edges.
No goat's curd? Dollops of ricotta or crumbled Persian feta melt down just as happily.
The cloudy pasta water is the sauce - don't tip it down the sink or you'll be eating dry(ish) spaghetti and thinking of me.
NUTRITION (per recipe total, serves 2 - guide only):
Energy: approximately 7400kJ (1770 calories)
Protein: 65g
Fat: 55g
Saturated fat: 18g
Carbohydrates: 225g
Sugars: 12g
Fibre: 13g
Sodium: 1800mg
This nutrition information is a guide only and may vary depending on brands, exact quantities, and ingredient substitutions used.