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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for orecchiette with courgettes, parmesan cream and almonds
Mark the return of courgette season by using the vegetable as the centrepiece for a cheesy and peppery pasta sauce
TL;DR
- The recipe celebrates courgette season with a pasta dish featuring courgettes and a parmesan cream sauce.
- Key ingredients include courgettes, orecchiette pasta, cream cheese, parmesan, garlic, olive oil, and almonds.
- The method involves softening diced courgettes with garlic, mixing a cream cheese and parmesan paste, and combining it with al dente pasta in the pan.
- Finishing the pasta in the sauce with starchy cooking water helps to thicken and emulsify the sauce, coating the pasta.
- The dish is served with toasted flaked almonds and optional extra grated parmesan.