Smoky, sweet, and with a hint of heat, this zucchini pasta, fava bean, and Espelette pepper dish is a flavorful farewell to summer squash season.
Upgrade your summer squash menu with this smoky, sweet, and lightly-spicy zucchini pasta with fava bean dish.
This fresh and flavorful meal is quick and easy to whip up with ingredients from your local farmer’s market or garden. For a truly unique meal don’t be afraid to improvise and adjust the flavors to your taste.
Celebrate the end of the summer squash season with this delicious dish that will tantalize your taste buds.
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In this Recipe
Specialty Ingredients
Not only are fava beans rich in fiber but their heartiness and nutty flavor will keep you satiated. Kick up the flavor even more by adding a pinch of Espelette red chili pepper powder, a mild French variety with a subtle smoky taste. It’s a great way to add Basque flavor to this easy summer dish.
Zucchini Pasta with Fava Beans
Smoky, sweet, and with a hint of heat, this zucchini pasta, fava bean, and Espelette pepper dish is a flavorful farewell to summer squash season.
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini spiralized
- olive oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts toasted
- 1 garlic clove sliced thin
- 2 pinches Espelette pepper
- salt generous pinch
- black pepper pinch
- 1/2 cup tomatoes chopped
- 2 tablespoons basil chiffonade
- 1 can fava beans or 1/2 cup dry beans, cooked
Instructions
- Toast the pine nuts in oil in a sauté pan over medium until they start to turn color.
- Add garlic.
- Cook until garlic is pale golden (not brown)
- Add Espelette pepper
- Add salt and black pepper
- Turn off heat
- Add tomatoes to the pan and toss
- Add zucchini noodles to the pan and stir
- Add basil
- Serve as a salad or over pearl couscous as a main.
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