Whole wheat penne with zucchini flowers and olives is a light, vegetarian, simple, and flavorful first course.
Quick to prepare, the sauce is ready while you put the pot on the stove for the pasta, ideal for the summer period when you want to spend as little time as possible at the stove.
Tender small zucchini flowers and zucchinis found within the flower bunches, but if you can’t find them, you can use a regular zucchini, few and simple ingredients for a flavorful first course.
With the addition of taggiasca olives, you will give an extra touch of color and flavor.
Whole wheat penne with zucchini flowers and olives is an inexpensive dish, healthy for those who love to stay in shape.
Below, you will find other delicious recipes on how to cook zucchini flowers.
- Portions: 1
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
Ingredients
- 2.5 oz whole wheat penne
- 3.5 oz zucchini
- 10 zucchini flowers
- 10 taggiasca olives
- 1 fresh Tropea spring onion
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste white pepper
Steps
Let’s start by cleaning the flowers, removing the stem, opening the flower, and removing the pistil. Wash them thoroughly.
Proceed with the small zucchinis, wash them and cut off the ends. Slice them into thin rounds. If using a regular-sized zucchini, cut it lengthwise into quarters to get small pieces.
Slice the fresh Tropea spring onion into rings, separate the rings with your hands.
After preparing the vegetables, we can prepare the sauce and put the water on the stove for cooking the pasta.
In a pan, I poured two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and added the fresh Tropea spring onion.
Let it wilt over low heat.
Add the zucchini slices and sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
Continue cooking with the addition of half a glass of water for 10 minutes.
Three minutes before turning off, add the zucchini flowers, taggiasca olives.
Season with salt and pepper.
You can take the whole wheat penne with zucchini flowers and olives with you to work or to the beach in an appropriate airtight container, as an alternative to the usual sandwiches.
