Gremolata Spaghetti
- Super simple
- 0:15 m
- 11 ingredients
Incredible fresh herb flavours blend perfectly with a citrusy kick in this beautiful gremolata pasta. Even better, this plant-based recipe is an absolute doddle to make, and a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
Serves: 2
Ingredients
For the gremolata
- 60g flat leaf parsley
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 large unwaxed lemon
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
- salt, pepper & chilli flakes to taste
To serve
- 250g spaghetti
- handful of hazelnuts crushed
- parsley leaves to garnish
- lemon zest to garnish
- pinch of chilli flakes
- Handful of Nooch
- Black pepper
Before you start
Grater | Big pan
Step 1
Prepare the pasta
- Bring a big pan of water to the boil, throw in a big pinch of salt, add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions (approx 9 minutes)
Ingredients
- 250g spaghetti
Step 2
Make the gremolata
- Roughly rip the parsley leaves off the stems, finely chop the leaves (reserving a few whole for garnish) and add to a bowl
- Peel the garlic and grate with the fine side of a box grater
- Zest the lemon
- Halve the lemon and squeeze the juice over the parsley leaves
- Add the garlic, lemon zest and olive oil to the bowl and stir to combine, adding more olive oil as needed to achieve a pesto-like consistency
- Taste and season to perfection with salt, pepper and a little chilli
Ingredients
- 60g flat leaf parsley
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 large unwaxed lemon
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper & chilli flakes to taste
Step 3
Finish the dish
- Ladle a little pasta water into the gremolata mixing bowl and stir to combine
- Drain the pasta, pour the pasta back in the pan, pour over the gremolata, stir to cover (adding more pasta water as needed to achieve a pesto-like consistency) and coat well
- Transfer to serving bowls and garnish with the reserved parsley leaves, crushed hazelnuts, some more lemon zest and chilli flakes, a good crack of black pepper and serve immediately
Ingredients
- handful of hazelnuts crushed
- parsley leaves to garnish
- lemon zest to garnish
- pinch of chilli flakes
- Handful of Nooch
- Black pepper