Spaghetti With Feta, Zucchini and Mint

Submitted by bluemoon downunder

"You may miss the oil, you may miss the cheese, but this recipe is not only very simple to make but is very healthy and flavoursome, and costs only $A2.65 per serve. It has been adapted from a recipe in the January 2009 issue of the 'Australian Healthy Food' magazine. If you find this recipe just too frustratingly fat-free, add some parmesan just before serving!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 400 g spaghetti
• 500 g zucchini, trimmed, thinly shredded lengthways
• 2 garlic cloves (to taste)
• 150 g reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 bunch mint leaf, finely picked
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

directions

1. Add the pasta and whole garlic cloves to a large pan of boiling water and cook according to the packet directions; drain and return to the pan; chop or mince garlic and return to the pan.
2. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the zucchini and cook for 1-2 minutes or until the zucchini is just tender; drain; add the zucchini, feta, mint leaves, lemon juice, rosemary, sage and pine nuts to the pasta and garlic; toss until well-combined.
3. Serve immediately.
4. NOTE: pine nuts burn easily and taste very bitter if blackened. When toasting, place over a gentle heat and shake the pan regularly until the pine nuts are lightly golden.

Reviews

[Lucky in Bayview]

Very unique! I've never had anything quite like this. The spices were a little overpowering for me and I would would just cut back a little next time. I didn't think there would be enough lemon, but it did come through. This was a great way to use up some of our fresh mint. Thanks for sharing this fun recipe!

 

[kelly.lawver]

So good-and I didn't miss the oil at all! The combination of spices in this is really nice, and the pine nuts add the perfect touch. Make sure you toast them but don't burn or it will completely overpower the other flavors.

 

[ellie_]

Very good and easy! I shredded the zucchini in the food processor so added it to the spaghetti in the last few minutes of cooking (one less pan to use!) Thanks for sharing this very easy quick dish!

 

[dtreatfarns]

Yummm! I didn't have mint or pine nuts and put fresh parsley in and it was delicious! I also added a little salt and pepper. My family thought it was great and even my 17 year-old daughter's friends thought it tasted great! Thanks for the dish.

 

[susie cooks]

Very easy and nice dish. I changed the servings to 1. It said to use 1/2 clove of garlic but I used the whole clove. I added some salt and pepper. Very light and fresh tasting. I served this with recipe 348490. It was a very nice lunch.