Pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp

Name: Pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Fusilloni pasta 11.3 oz; Shrimps red 10; Almond slices 0.7 oz; Zucchini 1 ½ cup; Zucchini flowers 10; Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese (to grate) 10 tbsp; Peeled almonds 0.35 cup; Walnut kernels 0.4 cup; Basil 1 tuft; Extra virgin olive oil 1 ½ tbsp; Fine salt to taste

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Serving: 4
Cost: High

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Daniele Rossi

After showing you how to make zucchini pesto and zucchini flower pesto, today we surprise you with a delightful first course that combines them both: pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp! In this case, the zucchinis are blanched and blended together with the raw zucchini flowers, with the essential addition of nuts and grated cheese. In just a few steps, you will get a creamy and delicate sauce, ideal to enjoy even at room temperature.

The red shrimp tartare adds a fresh and exquisite touch that will delight the most demanding palates... simple yet refined, the pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp will be your new ace up your sleeve for the summer menus!

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INGREDIENTS

Fusilloni pasta 11.3 oz (320 g)

Shrimps 10 - red

Almond slices 0.7 oz (20 g)

For the zucchini and zucchini flower pesto: Zucchini 1 ½ cup (200 g); Zucchini flowers 10; Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese 10 tbsp (50 g) - (to grate); Peeled almonds 0.35 cup (50 g); Walnut kernels 0.4 cup (50 g); Basil 1 tuft; Extra virgin olive oil 1 ½ tbsp (20 g); Fine salt to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp

To prepare pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp, first put a pot of salted water on the stove and bring it to a boil. Peel the zucchinis 1 and set aside the peels, then cut the pulp into cubes 2. Blanch the zucchini peels for 2 minutes 3.

Drain the peels in ice water 4, then blanch the zucchini pulp in the same water for 2 minutes 5. Drain 6 and keep the cooking water aside as you will need it to cook the pasta.

Clean the zucchini flowers by removing the base and the internal stem 7. Then proceed to clean the shrimp: remove the head and intestines 8, then remove the shell and cut the flesh into pieces 9.

Set the shrimp aside and start making the pesto: place the almonds 10 and walnuts in a food processor 11 and blend until powdered, then add the zucchini flowers 12.

Also add the blanched zucchinis 13 and blend again. Now add the zucchini peels 14 and the oil 15.

Add the basil leaves 16 and blend again. Finally, add the grated Parmigiano Reggiano 17 and blend one last time to get a thick and creamy pesto 18. Adjust with salt and transfer the pesto to a large bowl.

Bring the zucchini cooking water back to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente 19. Meanwhile, thin the pesto with a ladle of the cooking water 20. Drain the pasta into the bowl with the pesto 21 and mix to combine.

Plate the pesto pasta, topped with raw shrimp 22 and sliced almonds 23. Your pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp is ready to be served 24!

Storage

It is recommended to consume the pasta with zucchini and zucchini flower pesto with shrimp immediately.

The zucchini and zucchini flower pesto can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days in a glass jar.

Advice

If you prefer to avoid eating raw shrimp, you can sauté them in a pan for a couple of minutes over high heat.

As an alternative to almonds, you can use pine nuts.

For safe consumption of raw, marinated, or semicooked fish

Before consuming raw, marinated, or not perfectly cooked fish, it is recommended to freeze it for at least 96 hours at -0.4°F in a domestic freezer marked with 3 or more stars, as per HHS guidelines.

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