Spaghetti with Zucchini & Fried Lemon

Name: How to cook Spaghetti with Zucchini & Fried Lemon - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Felix Cortes

Spaghetti with Zucchini & Fried Lemon

Yes, you read that right: fried lemon. As in lemon that is fried with onions and oil until its juice turns into a delicious, surprising sauce! This is an adaptation of a recipe I saw in the NY Times a while back, and today I finally got to test it. The result: yummmmmm!!

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

40 minutes

1 lb

spaghetti

1/4 cup

olive oil, plus more for drizzling

2 oz

sunflower seeds

medium onion

lemon

2 tbsp

capers

1.25 lbs

zucchini

6 oz

feta cheese, crumbled

to taste

fresh parsley, chopped

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cook spaghetti in salted water according to the package. Once al dente, drain and rinse with cold water to bring its temperature down. In the colander, drizzle the pasta with olive oil and toss, to prevent it from sticking.

* Step 2

Thinly slice onion and lemon (be sure to remove the seeds). Also, using a mandoline (big time saver!) thinly slice the zucchini.

* Step 3

Use a large wok and heat the olive oil on medium-high heat. Add the sunflower seeds and fry them, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove the seeds and reserve.

* Step 4

In the same oil, add the sliced onion and lemon. Season with salt and pepper and fry until the onions begin to caramelize and the lemon has softened (this will take around 5 minutes)

* Step 5

Add capers, stir and let sizzle for 2 minutes.

* Step 6

Add the zucchini, some more salt and pepper, and cook until the zucchini have shrunk in size by about half and are translucent (about 12 minutes). By now, the entire kitchen should smell like a delicious, lemony sauce...