How to Make a Zucchini al Mascarpone Sauce for Pasta
The mascarpone cheese in this recipe adds flavor to your zucchini sauce and gives it a bit more texture. The sauce is an Italian favorite, and it's a great way to use some of the ubiquitous zucchini that crowd pantries during the harvest season. This recipe makes about four servings. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 4 zucchini
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 parsley sprig
- ½ cup of mascarpone cheese
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- Wooden spoon
Instructions
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Clean the zucchini and cut them into slices. Set them aside. Thinly slice the onion and sauté it in a pan with the olive oil and the garlic clove.
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As soon as the onions change colors, remove the garlic. Add the zucchini to the saucepan and stir with a wooden spoon. Add the pinch of salt and pepper and the chopped parsley on top. Continue cooking on medium heat for one minute.
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Add 3 tablespoons of hot water to the saucepan. Turn the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes with a lid on.
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At the end pass the sauce through a masher. Transfer the zucchini puree into another pan and let it dry on low heat. As soon as you see it getting a little denser, turn off the flame, add the mascarpone cheese and mix it well. The sauce is ready to spread over hot pasta.
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