tuscan lemon pasta

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~Tuscan Lemon Pasta~

(Joey is making marinara sauce and filling every container possible with it. Chandler enters the room:)

Chandler: “Whoa, whoa, so I’m guessing you didn’t get the part… or Italy called and said it was hungry.”

-Friends

This is a beautiful pasta dish that is light enough to serve in the summer. Fantastic when tossed with fresh cooked crab meat or shrimp. If you want a lovely company dish that won’t have you fussing in the kitchen all day, this is the ticket.

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add 1 pound of linguine or spaghetti. Cook until al dente. Drain…

and transfer to a large pasta bowl.

Zest one lemon into a small bowl.

Juice 4 lemons and add to the big pasta bowl, along with the zest. Discard seeds.

Add 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley and basil, and 1/3 cup grated parmigiano reggiano cheese to noodles.

Toss until well incorporated. Add a little salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Mince two large cloves garlic in a garlic press…

and saute in a few tablespoons olive oil or butter for one minute (until fragrant.)

If you like seafood and want to make this dish a little more special, saute a pound of fresh crabmeat or raw, peeled and deveined shrimp in the 3 Tablespoons of butter first. When seafood is cooked through, add the garlic and cook one more minute. Just before removing from pan add 1/4 cup white wine to the seafood. Pour on top of pasta and serve immediately. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite white wine. This is the epitome of la dolce vita (The sweet joy of everyday life). 

Enjoy!

~Melissa

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