To be pasta, or not to be pasta…?

Zucchini ‘pasta’ in two ways

                          Procrastination

Avoiding doing something for as long as possible, sometimes not doing it at all.

As a uni student you find yourself procrastinating (a lot). Sometimes when procrastinating on other people’s food blogs, you stumble on something unexpected: zucchini pasta -  in which the zucchini is the pasta!? For a person who tried (and failed) making a lasagna by replacing the pasta sheets with slices of zucchini, this was something that had to be tried. The essay writing will wait another day.   

As it turned out, Nina had been making another version of the same dish during last summer; so here we go, Zucchini ‘pasta’ in two ways:

Anna’s

1 zucchini (smallish : 300g)

1 cup of sliced mushrooms

50 g of walnuts

2 garlic cloves ( 1 is enough, but I am a garlic girl)

feta cheese according to taste

1 or 2 spring onions for garnish (and to give a little brightness)

sunolive oil for the pan

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

      1.  Either press or finely chop the garlic onto a frying pan, add mushroom slices and the walnuts. Sautee in the oil until the mushrooms are cooked. Add salt and pepper

      2.   Use a potato peeler to slice the Zucchini into fine thin ‘pasta’ strings. Do not use the middle bit with the seeds (that is watery!!)

      3. Pop the ‘pasta’ onto the pan with the mushrooms etc. Give it a quick stir for 2 minutes (don’t overcook!)

      4.  Choose a nice plate or bowl – pop your beautiful ‘pasta’ on it and sprinkle some feta cheese and chopped spring onions on top.
                                                                      5.  Enjoy!

Oh and the budget! This is less than £5 for 2.

This recipe was inspired by: http://www.lily.fi/juttu/kesakurpitsapasta. Modifications were made. For example, no bread in mine, and mushrooms added on a whim… J  

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Nina's

You need:
1 Zucchini
1 clove of garlic
1/2 of a red onion

1. Chop the onion and garlic, put in a pan with olive oil and fry gently.
2. With a potato peeler, slice into thin 'pasta' strings.
3. Finally, put the zucchini in the pan with the onions, and mix well. Serve immidiately.

Enjoy!
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