Zucchini Tomato Pasta Recipe | Easy Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes | Italian Tomato Pasta
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▶️ RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
👉 To Cook Pasta:
250g / 2+1/2 cups approx. Penne Pasta (OR ANY TYPE OF PASTA OF YOUR CHOICE)
8 Cups Water
2 Teaspoon Salt (I have added pink Himalayan salt)
👉 Other Ingredients:
3 Tablespoon Olive Oil
130g / 1+1/4 cup approx. Onion – Thinly Sliced
1 Tablespoon Garlic – finely chopped (3 to 4 garlic cloves approximately)
1/4 to 1/2 Teaspoon Chili Flakes or to taste
2+1/2 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
(If you like your pasta more zesty, you can always increase the quantity of the tomato paste)
350g / 3 Cups approx. Zucchini – Cut in 1/2 inch semi circle pieces
3/4 Cup Pasta Cooking Water OR AS REQUIRED
200g / 1+1/4 Cup approx. Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
Salt to taste (I have added total 1/4 +1/2 Teaspoon of pink himalayan salt)
Drizzle of Olive Oil (I have added 1 tablespoon of organic cold pressed Olive Oil)
1/2 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper or to taste
12g / 1/2 Cup Fresh Basil or to taste
▶️ METHOD:
Start by chopping the vegetables and set aside. Generously salt a pot of boiling water and add the penne pasta. Cook the pasta until it’s Al dente (as per the package instructions).
✅ 👉 DO NOT OVER COOK THE PASTA, cook it al dente because we will be further cooking it in the tomato sauce later, so just cook it al dente.
To a heated pan, add olive oil, onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook the onion on medium to medium-high heat (depending on the heat of your stove) until it’s soft and translucent. It will take about 2 to 3 minutes. Do not brown the onions.
Now reduce the heat to low and add garlic and chili flakes. Cook on low to medium-low heat for about 1 minute or until fragrant. Then add the tomato paste and mix well. Now add the zucchini. Turn the heat to medium-high and fry the zucchini along with the tomato paste for about 2 minutes, to cook out the raw flavour of the tomato paste.
✅ 👉 NOTE: If you like your pasta more zesty, you can always increase the quantity of the tomato paste
Then add the pasta cooking water to the pan to make a sauce, mix well and bring it to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, add the Cherry/grape tomatoes. Cook the tomatoes on medium-high heat for about 2 minutes or until the tomatoes start to disintegrate. Now add the cooked pasta and mix well. Add salt to taste and mix again (I have added 1/2 teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt).
✅ 👉 PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PASTA COOKING WATER ALREADY HAS SALT IN IT, so add the salt accordingly.
Mix well and cook on medium heat for another 2 minutes or so. By now the tomatoes and the pasta water together would have created a nice silky sauce. If the pasta starts to get dry add some more cooking pasta water. Turn off the stove.
Garnish with freshly ground black pepper, drizzle of a good quality Extra virgin Olive Oil and fresh basil. Mix well and serve hot.
▶️ IMPORTANT NOTES:
👉 YOU CAN USE ANY TYPE OF PASTA OF YOUR CHOICE
👉 DO NOT over cook the pasta. Cook the pasta Al dente because we will be further cooking it in the tomato sauce later
👉 Reserve at least 1+1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water for the sauce before draining the pasta
👉 Every stove is different so regulate the heat as required. If at any point you notice the pan is getting over heated, reduce the heat
👉 Fry the onions until soft and translucent. Do not have to brown the onions
👉 Sometimes a batch of cherry/grape tomatoes can be a bit sour, so in that case add 1/4 teaspoon of sugar to balance out the acidity / sourness
👉 PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PASTA COOKING WATER ALREADY HAS SALT IN IT, so add the salt to the dish accordingly
👉 If the pasta sauce starts to get dry, add some more of the reserved pasta cooking water, do not add cold water to it
👉 If you like your pasta more zesty, you can always increase the quantity of the tomato paste
Enjoy!
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