Pairs well with Cold Pasta with Zucchini Cream, Red Prawns, and Mozzarella
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Cold Pasta with Zucchini Cream, Red Prawns, and Mozzarella
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A refreshing cold pasta dish featuring fusilloni with a creamy zucchini pesto, red prawns, zucchini flowers, and Galbani Santa Lucia mozzarella, perfect for summer.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- fusilloni pasta - 320 g (320 grams)
- red prawns - 12 (12 pieces, cleaned and halved)
- Galbani Santa Lucia mozzarella - 375 g (375 grams, cubed)
- zucchini - 2 medium (2 medium, raw, organic, cut into cubes)
- zucchini flowers - 12 (12 pieces)
- almonds - 20 g (20 grams)
- garlic - ½ clove (half clove)
- basil leaves - 4-5 leaves (4-5 fresh leaves)
- mint leaves - 4-5 leaves (4-5 fresh leaves, chopped)
- extra virgin olive oil - watch the video to see (to taste and for blending)
- salt - watch the video to see (to taste)
- black pepper - watch the video to see (to taste)
- lemon zest - watch the video to see (to taste, for marinating and garnish)
- lemon juice - watch the video to see (to taste, for blending and marinating)
- water - watch the video to see (a little, for blending and broth)
Instructions
- Prepare zucchini pesto: Cut the zucchinis into cubes. Blend the zucchini cubes with almonds, basil leaves, garlic, zucchini flowers, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, some water, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until you get a smooth pesto.
- Cook pasta: Cook the fusilloni in plenty of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain the pasta and transfer it to a bowl. Toss with a drizzle of olive oil to prevent sticking.
- Prepare prawn broth and marinate prawns: Clean the prawns, removing also the eyes from the heads. Blend the prawn heads with some water, salt, and olive oil, then strain to obtain a prawn broth. Cut the prawn tails in half and marinate them with salt, olive oil, lemon zest, and chopped mint.
- Combine pasta with pesto and mozzarella: Mix the zucchini pesto into the pasta, adding part of the mozzarella cut into cubes and some zucchini flowers. Add a little water if needed to combine everything well. Mix thoroughly to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Plate and garnish: Plate the pasta and top with the remaining mozzarella pieces, marinated prawns, some zucchini flowers, the filtered prawn broth, lemon zest, and a few basil leaves.
