The pasta with zucchini flowers, burrata, and speck is a creamy, flavorful first course ready in less than 15 minutes. A very quick recipe perfect for when you are in a hurry but don’t want to give up a good plate of pasta. Just like pasta with cherry tomatoes and burrata or pasta with ricotta and mortadella, in fact, the sauce is prepared while we bring the pasta water to a boil, and it will be ready when we drain the pasta directly into the pan. The important thing is to make the speck crispy, add the zucchini flowers which will cook in just over 2 minutes, and add the burrata which will become creamy in just a few moments! Easy, quick, and delicious!
As we mentioned, the recipe is very simple: we sauté the garlic with oil, add the speck and, once it’s crispy, the zucchini flowers cut into strips. We add the burrata and mix in a splash of milk if necessary. We drain the pasta al dente directly into the pan, toss with a few tablespoons of pasta cooking water, and serve with more burrata and chopped basil.
Few ingredients and a dish full of flavor is born, perfect for lunch and dinner. Try it and let us know what you think!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
Ingredients for Pasta with Zucchini Flowers, Burrata, and Speck
- 10.58 oz mezze maniche rigate
- 10.58 oz burrata
- 4.23 oz speck
- 20 zucchini flowers
- milk (or cooking cream)
- 1 clove garlic
- basil
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Tools for Pasta with Zucchini Flowers, Burrata, and Speck
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Pan
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Pan
- 1 Pot
- 2 Stove
Steps for Pasta with Zucchini Flowers, Burrata, and Speck
To prepare Pasta with Zucchini Flowers, Burrata, and Speck, start by cleaning the zucchini flowers: remove the pistil, rinse them under running water, and gently pat them dry.
Cut them into strips.
Peel and chop the garlic clove and sauté it in a non-stick pan with olive oil. Add the speck sticks and cook until they become crispy.
Add the zucchini flowers and cook for a few moments.
Add the burrata in pieces, pour in a splash of milk or cream, and stir until creamy.
Cook the pasta in salted boiling water and drain it al dente, pouring it directly into the pan with the burrata and zucchini flowers.
Toss with a few tablespoons of pasta cooking water and quickly sauté everything.
Serve the pasta with zucchini flowers, burrata, and speck, adding more burrata and coarsely chopped fresh basil to each plate.
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If you have leftovers, you can store the pasta in the fridge for up to a couple of days.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can you substitute or omit the speck?
Yes, you can substitute it with pancetta or guanciale, or you can make a great sauce even without speck.
Which pasta should be chosen for this dish?
Besides mezze maniche, you can choose different pasta shapes like fusilli, paccheri, gnocchetti sardi, farfalle, spaghetti, fettuccine, etc.
