Pasta without conscience: Spaghetti with pepper, lemon, basil and pine nuts
Try this delicious dish for a quick and healthy vegetable lunch option. Low in calories, it provides fiber, vitamin C and iron.
Ingredients needed:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red pepper, peeled and diced
- 150 g of integral spaghetti
- 2 zucchini (250g), grated
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely grated
- 1 lemon, peeled and squeezed
- 15 g of basil, finely chopped
- 25 g pine nuts, roasted (replace with sunflower seeds)
- 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan
Method of preparation:
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan. Add the pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
- Add the zucchini and garlic to the pepper and cook, stirring often, for 10-15 minutes until the zucchini is really soft.
- Mix the lemon peel and the juice, the basil and the spaghetti (save some water from the pasta) and mix, adding a little water for the pasta until it is nicely coated. Add the pine nuts, then place with a spoon in a bowl and serve with parmesan.